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COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. COLB

Nasdaq · stock · State Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1992-06-16 · LEI

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$9.3B
P / E16.9×
P / S52.6×
P / B1.2×
Dividend yield3.60%
Net margin310.7%
Return on equity7.0%
Graham number +14.9%$37.06

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($37.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
504.50% 392.40% 260.40% 358.40% 310.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.40% 5.80% 8.50% 9.00% 5.70% 15.30% 13.60% 7.00% 10.40% 7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
58.0M 73.0M 73.2M 72.1M 71.6M 131.0M 129.7M 208.6M 209.5M 295.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.10% 0.90% 1.30% 1.40% 0.90% 2.00% 1.10% 0.70% 1.00% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
776.90% 1209.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.81 $1.86 $2.36 $2.68 $2.17 $3.21 $2.60 $1.78 $2.55 $2.30 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. trades at about 14× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–23.2×, median 14.4×).

10.8× 23.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.8×–23.2×); dot = today's 14×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin310.7%358.4%260.4%392.4%504.5%—————
FCF margin———1209.4%776.9%—————
Return on assets0.8%1.0%0.7%1.1%2.0%0.9%1.4%1.3%0.9%1.1%
Return on equity7.0%10.4%7.0%13.6%15.3%5.7%9.0%8.5%5.8%8.4%

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.