Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Columbia Sportswear's (COLM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $357.1 million in Q1 2026, up 0.75% year-on-year from $354.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.11% quarter-over-quarter from $441.5 million in Q4 2025.
Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Columbia Sportswear has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $357.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $357.1 million, up 0.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 3.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.5 billion, up 4.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $357.1 million for Q1 2026 at Columbia Sportswear, down from $441.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $441.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $281.3 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $351.6 million (2023), against an average of $354.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 17.57% in 2022 and retreated 3.13% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Columbia Sportswear's Operating Expenses stood at $405.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.07% to $404.8 million in 2023, then grew by 6.38% to $430.6 million in 2024, then increased by 2.52% to $441.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 19.11% to $357.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $357.1 million (Q1 2026), $441.5 million (Q4 2025), and $380.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ermenegildo Zegna | 179,116.29 Bn | 179,116.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Ralph Lauren | 25.18 Bn | 23.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Levi Strauss | 9.24 Bn | 8.43 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 879.60 Mn |
| 4 | V F | 6.76 Bn | 6.55 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 4.31 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 470.76 Mn | 896.96 Mn |
| 6 | Pvh | 3.56 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 7 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.50 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 394.96 Mn | 357.14 Mn |
| 8 | Under Armour | 2.51 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 492.04 Mn | 517.73 Mn |
| 9 | Figs | 2.04 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 108.30 Mn | 103.82 Mn |
| 10 | G Iii Apparel | 1.45 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 347.75 Mn | 49.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 357.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 441.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 380.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 325.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 354.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 430.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 361.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 302.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 349.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 404.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 351.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 312.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 347.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 405.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 318.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 281.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 299.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 384.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 280.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 261.77 Mn |