Columbia Sportswear: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
- Founded
- 1938
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: COLM
- Revenue
- $3.4 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001050797
- Website
- investor.columbia.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Columbia Sportswear's annual report says about its business
Read from Columbia Sportswear's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- U.S., Latin America and Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Canada:
We sell our products in 115 countries and operate in four reportable segments: U.S., Latin America and Asia Pacific ("LAAP"), Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"), and Canada.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: SOREL (2000).
Acquired in 2000, our SOREL brand has evolved from a men's utility boot brand into a contemporary lifestyle brand bringing style to the outdoors.
- Acquired: Mountain Hardwear (2003).
Acquired in 2003, our Mountain Hardwear brand's mission is to encourage and equip people to seek wilder paths.
- Acquired: prAna (2014).
Acquired in 2014, our prAna brand's mission is to inspire an active lifestyle, lived with mindfulness and originality.
Columbia Sportswear in numbers
- Columbia Sportswear owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 4 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
Columbia Sportswear financial history
Headline figures from Columbia Sportswear's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $2.5bn to $3.4bn, an average of 6.3% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.4bn | $207m | 6.1% | $177.2m | $2.93bn | — | 10-K | |
| $3.37bn | $270.7m | 8.0% | $223.3m | $2.98bn | — | 10-K | |
| $3.49bn | $310.3m | 8.9% | $251.4m | $2.94bn | — | 10-K | |
| $3.46bn | $393.1m | 11.3% | — | $3.05bn | — | 10-K | |
| $3.13bn | $450.5m | 14.4% | — | $3.07bn | — | 10-K | |
| $2.5bn | $137m | 5.5% | $108m | $2.84bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Columbia Sportswear owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 4 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Columbia Sportswear in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300OTMCIEUXAH5Z60
- Registered name
- COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 5 February 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Columbia Sportswear SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Termination of a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Columbia Sportswear own?
Columbia Sportswear owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Columbia, prAna, Mountain Hardwear and SOREL.
Is Columbia Sportswear an American company?
Yes. Columbia Sportswear is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States and was founded in 1938.
Who owns Columbia Sportswear?
Columbia Sportswear is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as COLM on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] Columbia Sportswear Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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