Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Competitors $50.97 -0.87 (-1.68%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.98 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/7/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock COLM vs. CROX, GIII, LULU, SHOO, BC, CRI, GIL, PVH, RL, and VFCShould you be buying Columbia Sportswear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Sportswear include Crocs (CROX), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), lululemon athletica (LULU), Steven Madden (SHOO), Brunswick (BC), Carter's (CRI), Gildan Activewear (GIL), PVH (PVH), Ralph Lauren (RL), and V.F. (VFC). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Columbia Sportswear vs. Its Competitors Crocs G-III Apparel Group lululemon athletica Steven Madden Brunswick Carter's Gildan Activewear PVH Ralph Lauren V.F. Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is COLM or CROX more profitable? Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Columbia Sportswear's net margin of 6.59%. Crocs' return on equity of 43.07% beat Columbia Sportswear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Sportswear6.59% 12.97% 7.93% Crocs 23.35%43.07%16.02% Do analysts prefer COLM or CROX? Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Crocs has a consensus price target of $125.38, indicating a potential upside of 68.55%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Sportswear 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Crocs 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, COLM or CROX? Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Sportswear. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Sportswear$3.37B0.83$223.27M$3.9213.00Crocs$4.10B1.02$950.07M$16.324.56 Do insiders and institutionals believe in COLM or CROX? 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, COLM or CROX? Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor COLM or CROX? In the previous week, Columbia Sportswear had 10 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Columbia Sportswear and 30 mentions for Crocs. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Columbia Sportswear's score of 0.07 indicating that Crocs is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Sportswear 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Crocs 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCrocs beats Columbia Sportswear on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Columbia Sportswear News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding COLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbia SportswearTEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.86B$11.57B$8.12B$9.57BDividend Yield2.31%3.15%3.21%4.18%P/E Ratio13.0012.8518.7725.14Price / Sales0.831.024.76102.95Price / Cash10.6212.3916.4358.58Price / Book1.704.454.475.59Net Income$223.27M$601.05M$216.94M$265.48M7 Day Performance3.39%2.31%1.17%1.22%1 Month Performance-20.06%-1.16%-0.63%0.39%1 Year Performance-37.70%10.06%24.05%23.47% Columbia Sportswear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLMColumbia Sportswear4.5044 of 5 stars$50.97-1.7%$60.80+19.3%-36.7%$2.86B$3.37B13.009,780CROXCrocs4.1972 of 5 stars$105.64-1.0%$135.07+27.9%-41.0%$5.92B$4.10B6.477,910Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownGIIIG-III Apparel Group3.1982 of 5 stars$24.36+1.1%$27.80+14.1%+0.7%$1.06B$3.18B5.644,600LULUlululemon athletica4.8518 of 5 stars$216.59-1.3%$335.91+55.1%-18.1%$25.96B$10.59B14.6739,000Analyst ForecastSHOOSteven Madden3.4329 of 5 stars$27.00+0.5%$30.00+11.1%-39.2%$1.96B$2.28B11.644,800BCBrunswick4.1495 of 5 stars$60.25-0.9%$70.69+17.3%-22.8%$3.96B$5.24B97.1815,000CRICarter's3.3641 of 5 stars$26.57+1.0%$36.80+38.5%-58.0%$968.09M$2.81B7.0515,350High Trading VolumeGILGildan Activewear4.6896 of 5 stars$52.51+0.5%$57.91+10.3%+30.6%$7.87B$3.27B20.2750,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPVHPVH4.6786 of 5 stars$76.91+0.1%$93.40+21.4%-21.0%$3.70B$8.65B10.8528,000Dividend AnnouncementRLRalph Lauren4.6837 of 5 stars$301.81+1.2%$298.13-1.2%+77.8%$18.21B$7.08B26.0023,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownVFCV.F.4.3941 of 5 stars$12.53-1.1%$16.21+29.4%-31.6%$4.88B$9.50B-25.0627,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CROX Alternatives GIII Alternatives LULU Alternatives SHOO Alternatives BC Alternatives CRI Alternatives GIL Alternatives PVH Alternatives RL Alternatives VFC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COLM) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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