Growth Metrics

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.09% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% to 0.09% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.09% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.09% in Q4 2025 for Columbia Sportswear, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.19% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.09% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.14% across 5 years, with a median of 0.13% in 2021.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Invested Capital was 12bps in 2021; the steepest drop was -5bps in 2021.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.18% in 2021, then decreased by -10bps to 0.16% in 2022, then fell by -24bps to 0.12% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 0.11% in 2024, then fell by -16bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for COLM at 0.09% in Q4 2025, 0.1% in Q3 2025, and 0.12% in Q2 2025.