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Columbia Banking System, Inc.

COLB Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$29.64

▲ +0.46 (+1.6%)

52w hi$33.20
52w lo$22.90
Vol1.85M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.07

Short-0.25
Medium-0.06
Long+0.27

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Market cap$8.39B
Enterprise value$11.61B
Trailing P/E11.67x
Forward P/E9.02x
P / S (ttm)3.35x
Profit margin28.4%
Return on equity11.0%
Revenue growth+35.1%
Earnings growth+0.2%

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.18
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial lending products, such as commercial lines of credit and term loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, international trade finance, commercial property loans, multifamily loans, equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, real estate construction loans, permanent financing, small business administration program financing, and capital markets services. In addition, the company offers wealth management, comprising financial planning, investment, trust, insurance, and private banking solutions, as well as treasury management, which includes digital and mobile banking solutions, ACH, wires, positive pay, remote deposit capture, integrated payments, integrated receivables, lockbox, cash vault, real-time payments, commercial card, foreign exchange, trade and supply chain finance, international banking related products, and merchant services. Further, it provides residential real estate loans and consumer loans. The company serves corporate, institutional, small business, and individual customers in the United States. Columbia Banking System, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is based in Tacoma, Washington.

United States · www.columbiabankingsystem.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.15
Corr SPX0.57
Annual vol32.5%
Annual ret+12.2%
Sharpe0.38
Max DD-35.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$32.08
High / Low$36.00 / $29.00
Median$32.00
Analysts13
Strong Buy2
Buy2
Hold9
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-27Piper Sandler→ Overweight
2026-04-07Barclays→ Equal-Weight
2026-04-02Piper Sandler→ Overweight
2026-04-01JP Morgan→ Neutral
2026-03-30Wells Fargo→ Equal-Weight
2026-02-24Citigroup→ Neutral

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-14Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-07-30Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-07-23Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-07-01Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-05-15Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-15Shareholder Voteread
2026-04-23Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-03-31Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-02-13Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-01-22Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-12-31Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-11-21Officer / Director Changeread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-06-30Deer Aaron JamesEVP Chief Strategy/Innov Buy886$22.48K
2026-06-08Moore Devine DavidEVP Chief Marketing OfficSell60$1.79K
2026-06-08Moore Devine DavidEVP Chief Marketing OfficSell3.81K$113.50K
2026-05-14Varnado AnddriaGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14Terry Hilliard C. IIIGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14STUDENMUND JAYNIE MGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14SEATON ELIZABETH WHITEHEADGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14SCHULTZ JOHN FGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14MITCHELL M CHRISTIANGrant3.95K—
2026-05-14MACHUCA LUISGrant3.95K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$92.81K
Insider buys / sells1 / 2
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Dividends

Yield (TTM)2.50%
$ / share (TTM)$0.74
5y CAGR+1.6%

Annual dividend per share

2021$1.14
2022$1.20
2023$1.38
2024$1.44
2025$1.45
2026$0.37

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-148-Kview
2026-08-0410-Qview
2026-07-308-Kview
2026-07-238-Kview
2026-07-024view
2026-07-018-Kview
2026-06-2511-Kview
2026-06-164view
2026-06-104view
2026-05-184view
2026-05-184view
2026-05-184view
2026-05-184view
2026-05-184view
2026-05-184view

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$177.00M+43.6%
Net income$349.00M+35.0%
Cash from ops$670.00M+22.9%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$29.43$29.81$29.30$29.641.85M
Sep 24$28.89$29.25$28.76$29.182.93M
Sep 23$29.34$29.49$28.82$28.852.60M
Sep 22$29.93$30.10$29.34$29.342.58M
Sep 21$30.06$30.31$29.82$29.902.19M

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