Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Columbia Sportswear's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.30% for Q2 2026, down 0.09 percentage points from 13.39% a year earlier but up 4.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Columbia Sportswear's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.45%, down 2.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +3.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.36% in FY2024 (-0.58 pp), 12.94% in FY2023 (-4.00 pp), 16.94% in FY2022 (-2.89 pp) and 19.83% in FY2021 (+13.95 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 9.13% (Q1 2026) to 21.27% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 13.35 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 5.73 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows COLM's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 9.13% (Q1 2026), 10.05% (Q4 2025) and 10.31% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 55.20 Bn | 21.40 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 14.08% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 23.95 Bn | 19.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 38.80% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 22.95 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.57 Bn | 5.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.02 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.51% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 7.96 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 15.75% |
| 7 | V F | 6.73 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 917.04 Mn | 9.02% |
| 8 | Gildan Activewear | 6.57 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 4.81% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.13 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 11.39% |
| 10 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.07 Bn | 882.66 Mn | 358.43 Mn | 13.30% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.87% |
API Access
Columbia Sportswear Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "COLM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();