Who owns Columbia?
Columbia is owned by Columbia Sportswear (the United States, NASDAQ: COLM).[1]
Evidence: Columbia Sportswear Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Columbia Sportswear Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Portland, Oregon
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Portland, Oregon
- Founded
- 1938
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Outdoor & workwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: COLM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Columbia
Columbia makes outdoor clothing and footwear, and its Bugaboo interchangeable jacket system from 1986, which zips a shell and a liner together, was among the most commercially successful outdoor products ever made. The company was run for decades by Gert Boyle, who appeared in its advertising as a demanding tester of its own products.
Ownership timeline of Columbia
- Current owner Columbia Sportswear [1] verified
Where Columbia sits in Columbia Sportswear
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Mountain Hardwear (1993)
- prAna (1992)
- SOREL (1962)
Other brands in outdoor & workwear, and who owns them
The 52 brands in outdoor & workwear on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Clarus, with 5; Columbia Sportswear has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| PG Golf | Acushnet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Black Diamond | Clarus | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Arc'teryx | Amer Sports | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Cannon | Johnson Outdoors | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kathmandu | KMD Brands | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Dickies | VF Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Callaway Golf | Callaway Golf | 🇺🇸 United States |
| B'Twin | Decathlon | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear is a publicly listed company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1938. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: COLM.
Columbia Sportswear was founded in Portland in 1938 by a German family who had fled the Nazi regime and bought a hat distributor. It was run for decades by Gert Boyle, who took over after her husband died and appeared in its advertising as the demanding tester of its products.
Columbia Sportswear: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Columbia and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Columbia is not one of them.
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- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Columbia?
The parent company of Columbia is Columbia Sportswear, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Columbia American?
Yes. Columbia originated in the United States in 1938 and its owner, Columbia Sportswear, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Columbia still owned by Columbia Sportswear?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Columbia is still owned by Columbia Sportswear. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Columbia Sportswear Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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