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COLM Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Consumer Goods · Apparel & other finishd prods of fabrics & similar matl · CIK 0001050797
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
162
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
25
Codes C/M, not in net · $737.3K priced

What the filings say about COLM

Insiders, 180 days
-$906.9K net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Columbia Sportswear 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 SPORTSWEAR CO insiders sold a net $906.9K of stock across 30 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-06-01 SECtraded 2026-05-28
4,150
$282.0K
-8.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on May 9, 2025.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 132,376 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 162 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BABSON STEPHEN E sold about $282.0K of COLM on May 28, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 162 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-29 SECtraded 2026-05-27
4,080
$276.5K
-7.9%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Feb 13, 2025.
  • The trade is 17.9% of the 22,789 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 162 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Nelson Ronald E. sold about $276.5K of COLM on May 27, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 162 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP & CFO
SELL
2026-05-28 SECtraded 2026-05-27
2,000
$136.0K
-8.1%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 3 sales), the last on May 26, 2026.
  • The trade is 11.9% of the 16,877 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 162 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP & CFO Swanson Jim A sold about $136.0K of COLM on May 27, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 162 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP & CFO
SELL
2026-05-28 SECtraded 2026-05-26
2,000
$131.0K
-8.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 2 sales), the last on Apr 29, 2024.
  • The trade is 11.9% of the 16,877 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 162 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP & CFO Swanson Jim A sold about $131.0K of COLM on May 26, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 162 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-05 SECtraded 2026-05-04
1,329
$81.4K
-3.7%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on May 2, 2025.
  • The trade is 16.1% of the 8,260 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 162 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director SIMMONS SABRINA sold about $81.4K of COLM on May 4, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 162 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
30 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 -$906.9K over 180 days
below 53% of Consumer Goods
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
162 funds bought in last quarter
more than 66% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
+0.9% year over year
below 56% of Consumer Goods
Margin
5.2% net margin
more than 69% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
$150.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 81% of Consumer Goods
Short interest
17.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 6.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 82% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 5 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 5 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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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.
+13.3%12M
-9%+3%+14%+26%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-26 · Kulok Lisa sold $287.4K2026-05-28 · BABSON STEPHEN E sold $282.0K2026-05-27 · Nelson Ronald E. sold $276.5K2026-05-27 · Swanson Jim A sold $136.0K2026-05-26 · Swanson Jim A sold $131.0K2026-05-04 · SIMMONS SABRINA sold $81.4K2025-11-13 · Bragdon Peter J bought $16.3K
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Who owns COLM: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
2,461,397 sh
$152.2M
$149.7M
$114.4M
$80.2M

Congress trades in COLM

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

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

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

COLM planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

COLM mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
MarketDesk Focused U.S. Dividend ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.9%
Heartland Value Plus Fund
$4.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.3%
Heartland Value Fund
$10.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Leadershares Alphafactor US Core Equity ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
Cambria Micro and SmallCap Shareholder Yield ETF
$301.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
$8.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Timothy P. Boyle
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
$3.0M
$3.0M
$1.9M
-32%
-33%
2024
$2.9M
$2.9M
$1.9M
+1%
-8%
2023
$1.6M
$968.7K
$1.7M
-5%
-1%
2022
$2.8M
$2.5M
$1.7M
+3%
-23%
2021
$4.8M
$4.7M
$1.8M
+13%
+11%
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 $906.9K sold by insiders over 180 days, 162 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

COLM financials

Revenue growth
+0.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
5.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+6.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$321.3M
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
n/a
no debt to cover
Return on equity
+12.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+7.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+16.8%
operating income after a 25.1% effective tax rate, over current debt only, 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+12.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
15.88x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$2.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus current debt only, 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+10.3%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -2%, PEG needs growth
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$3.4B$3.4B$3.5B$3.5B
Gross profit$1.7B$1.7B$1.7B$1.7B
Operating income$207.0M$270.7M$310.3M$393.1M
Net income$177.2M$223.3M$251.4M$311.4M
EPS (diluted)3.243.824.094.95
Operating cash flow$282.9M$491.0M$636.3M-$25.2M
Cash$442.0M$531.9M$350.3M$430.2M
Buybacks$201.1M$317.8M$184.0M$287.4M
Dividends paid$65.5M$69.7M$73.4M$75.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

COLM Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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COLM ranks highest on financial health (99th percentile) and profitability (63rd), and lowest on insider conviction (22nd), among Consumer Goods peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
63
Inputs
  • Return on equity+12.7% · 62 pct, sector of 105
  • Return on assets+7.2% · 72 pct, sector of 124
  • Return on invested capital+16.8% · 50 pct, sector of 51
  • Return on capital employed+12.3% · 68 pct, sector of 108
Financial health
100
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 100 pct, sector of 112
  • Cash flow to debtno debt to cover
Growth
44
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+0.9% · 44 pct, sector of 145
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
22
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$907K · 44 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
36
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter162 · 66 pct, sector of 123
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$40K · 5 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
56
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+17.6% · 6 pct, sector of 157
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 102
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+11.3% · 61 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
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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

COLM filings, in plain words

Are Columbia Sportswear insiders buying or selling COLM?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Columbia Sportswear insiders were net sellers, a net $906.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Columbia Sportswear insiders were net sellers of COLM, a net $906.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. 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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