Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Columbia Sportswear has issued third quarter 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS between 1.000-1.200, which is below the consensus estimate of 1.292.
• The company has also lowered its revenue guidance for Q3 2025 to $904.0 million-$922.0 million, compared to the consensus estimate of $932.7 million.
• Columbia Sportswear's stock fell by 3.1% to $56.57 following the earnings guidance update, reflecting concerns about its financial outlook.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.000-1.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.292. The company issued revenue guidance of $904.0 million-$922.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $932.7 million. Columbia Sportswear also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on COLM. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $62.00 to $51.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC began coverage on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, May 30th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $60.80.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Up 1.1%

COLM stock traded up $0.52 during trading on Monday, hitting $49.82. 111,505 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 773,920. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.70. Columbia Sportswear has a 1 year low of $48.10 and a 1 year high of $92.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.70, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.00.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by $0.09. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.59% and a return on equity of 12.97%. The business had revenue of $605.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $587.97 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.20) earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Columbia Sportswear's payout ratio is currently 30.61%.

Insider Transactions at Columbia Sportswear

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Stephen E. Babson sold 2,776 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.94, for a total value of $183,049.44. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 128,309 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,460,695.46. The trade was a 2.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 48.30% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 24.6% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 142,956 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $10,820,000 after buying an additional 28,269 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 125.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 115,294 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $8,727,000 after buying an additional 64,046 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 2.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 114,611 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $8,675,000 after buying an additional 2,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities.