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COLB Columbia Banking System (COLB) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · State commercial banks · CIK 0000887343
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $78.2K priced

What the filings say about COLB

Insiders, 180 days
-$92.8K net sold
1 buyer · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 2 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-03-05

Columbia Banking System insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. insiders sold a net $92.8K of stock across 56 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
EVP Chief Strategy/Innov Offcr
BUY
2026-07-02 SECtraded 2026-06-30
886
$22.5K
-3.7%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys), the last on Feb 1, 2024.
  • +3.3% median (+0.5% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.1% of the 42,761 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Strategy/Innov Offcr Deer Aaron James bought about $22.5K of COLB on Jun 30, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024.
EVP Chief Marketing Officer
SELL
2026-06-10 SECtraded 2026-06-08
3,812
$113.5K
+0.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 20.5% of the 18,636 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Marketing Officer Moore Devine David sold about $113.5K of COLB on Jun 8, 2026.
EVP Chief Marketing Officer
SELL
2026-06-10 SECtraded 2026-06-08
60
$1.8K
+0.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.3% of the 22,448 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Marketing Officer Moore Devine David sold about $1.8K of COLB on Jun 8, 2026.
EVP, Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-03-17 SECtraded 2026-03-13
211
$5.5K
+20.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 1.9% of the 11,104 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Accounting Officer Lakely Brock sold about $5.5K of COLB on Mar 13, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
EVP General Counsel, Corp Sec
SELL
2026-03-17 SECtraded 2026-03-13
937
$24.6K
+20.0%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on Jun 30, 2023.
  • -1.4% median (-5.3% mean) 90-day return after 5 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.7% of the 53,715 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP General Counsel, Corp Sec BARUFFI KUMI YAMAMOTO sold about $24.6K of COLB on Mar 13, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
56 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$92.8K over 180 days
more than 59% of Banks
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+18.8% year over year
more than 82% of Banks
Margin
310.7% net margin
more than 66% of Banks
Buybacks
$418.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 93% of Banks
Short interest
4.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 66% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+29.1%12M
+0%+13%+26%+40%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-30 · GARDNER STEVEN R sold $403.9K2026-06-08 · Moore Devine David sold $113.5K2026-03-04 · Nixon Torran B sold $64.6K2026-03-03 · Nixon Torran B sold $63.3K2026-03-13 · BARUFFI KUMI YAMAMOTO sold $24.6K2026-06-30 · Deer Aaron James bought $22.5K2026-03-13 · Lakely Brock sold $5.5K2026-06-08 · Moore Devine David sold $1.8K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns COLB: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in COLB

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-03-05 · disclosed 34 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-01-15 · disclosed 29 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-10-03 · disclosed 46 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

COLB planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Stein
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$7.7M
$8.4M
$4.2M
-0%
+49%
2024
$6.3M
$9.7M
$3.6M
-9%
+39%
2023
$6.3M
$6.1M
$4.4M
-15%
+16%
2022
$4.6M
$4.0M
$1.3M
-10%
+20%
2021
$3.5M
$2.6M
$1.1M
-6%
+43%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $92.8K sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

COLB financials

Revenue growth
+18.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
310.7%
Complaints, 90 days
15
-40.0% YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.3B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.00x
current debt only, 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
37.31x
TTM operating cash flow over current debt only, 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+11.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+1.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
12.13x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$7.1B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus current debt only, 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+14.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
7.64x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 2%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$177.0M$149.0M$134.3M$85.8M
Net income$550.0M$534.0M$349.0M$336.8M
EPS (diluted)2.302.551.782.60
Operating cash flow$746.0M$659.0M$670.0M$1.1B
Cash$2.4B$1.9B$2.2B$1.3B
Buybacks$109.0M$6.0M$6.0M$4.2M
Dividends paid$335.0M$300.0M$270.0M$182.3M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

COLB Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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COLB ranks highest on financial health (91st percentile) and growth (82nd), and lowest on institutional and government (6th), among Banks peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
59
Inputs
  • Return on equity+11.0% · 56 pct, sector of 327
  • Return on assets+1.2% · 62 pct, sector of 334
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
91
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 86 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt37.31x · 96 pct, sector of 198
Growth
82
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+18.8% · 82 pct, sector of 151
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
52
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$93K · 59 pct, sector of 274
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 46 pct, sector of 274
Institutional and government
6
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365d-2 · 6 pct, sector of 33
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
51
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.0% · 39 pct, sector of 378
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.0% · 63 pct, sector of 127
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

COLB filings, in plain words

Are Columbia Banking System insiders buying or selling COLB?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Columbia Banking System insiders were net sellers, a net $92.8K: $22.5K of purchases and $115.3K of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded COLB?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying COLB and 2 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2026-03-05.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Columbia Banking System insiders were net sellers of COLB, a net $92.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying COLB and 2 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2026-03-05. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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