Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Columbia Sportswear's (COLM) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$90.0 million in Q1 2026, down 120.83% year-on-year from $432.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 115.08% quarter-over-quarter from $596.8 million in Q4 2025.
Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Columbia Sportswear has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$90.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$90.0 million, down 120.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $167.5 million (down 50.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $216.7 million, down 54.88% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at -$90.0 million for Q1 2026 at Columbia Sportswear, down from $596.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $609.4 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$287.2 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$40.5 million (2022), against an average of $67.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 257.95% in 2023 and tumbled 668.73% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Columbia Sportswear's Free Cash Flow stood at $286.9 million in 2022, then surged by 112.43% to $609.4 million in 2023, then declined by 6.6% to $569.1 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.87% to $596.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 115.08% to -$90.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$90.0 million (Q1 2026), $596.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$287.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ermenegildo Zegna | 179,116.29 Bn | 179,116.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Ralph Lauren | 25.18 Bn | 23.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 93.90 Mn |
| 3 | Levi Strauss | 9.24 Bn | 8.43 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 152.10 Mn |
| 4 | V F | 6.76 Bn | 6.55 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.92 Mn |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 4.31 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 470.76 Mn | 287.39 Mn |
| 6 | Pvh | 3.56 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -86.00 Mn |
| 7 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.50 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 394.96 Mn | -89.99 Mn |
| 8 | Under Armour | 2.51 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 492.04 Mn | -347.27 Mn |
| 9 | Figs | 2.04 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 108.30 Mn | -5.63 Mn |
| 10 | G Iii Apparel | 1.45 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 347.75 Mn | -10.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -89.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -89.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 596.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 596.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -287.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -287.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -52.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -52.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -40.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -40.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 569.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 569.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -169.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -169.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 103.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 103.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 609.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 609.39 Mn |