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Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Columbia Sportswear Company

COLM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Columbia Sportswear designs, markets and distributes outdoor, active and lifestyle apparel, footwear and equipment for hiking, running, snow, fishing and hunting activities. It sells through wholesale channels such as specialty and department stores as well as its own branded stores and e-commerce sites. The company operates under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, PRANA and SOREL brands and is based in Portland, Oregon.
Where it sits in the stack
Columbia carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out and for platform-halo names. It sits in our broader universe under Consumer Cyclical, in the apparel manufacturing sleeve, alongside branded outdoor and lifestyle clothing makers.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no defined peer group for this name; a comparison the market often draws is with VF Corporation, whose outdoor brands compete with Columbia's wholesale and direct lines.
Why Closelook tracks it
Columbia is a Russell 1000 constituent but has no seat in Rubin or Halo, and it carries no Closelook score yet. It has not appeared in our quotes or editions to date.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how the balance between wholesale and direct-to-consumer sales shifts, and whether the shares recover from their recent slide below both the 50-day and 200-day trend lines.

Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for COLM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Apparel Manufacturing · United States · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Apparel Manufacturing · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against COLM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.10%, quarterly · last 0.30 USD on 2026-08-20

Dividends and capital return

What COLM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.20 USD per share · a 2.10% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.20 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-20
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.30 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.20 USD · 2025: 1.20 USD · 2026: 0.90 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-15

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM)?

Columbia Sportswear Company trades as COLM on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is COLM in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Columbia Sportswear Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does COLM trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -3.9% vs the 50-day and -3.3% vs the 200-day average, 17.4% below the 52-week high and +22.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Columbia Sportswear Company do?

Columbia Sportswear designs, markets and distributes outdoor, active and lifestyle apparel, footwear and equipment for hiking, running, snow, fishing and hunting activities. It sells through wholesale channels such as specialty and department stores as well as its own branded stores and e-commerce sites. The company operates under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, PRANA and SOREL brands and is based in Portland, Oregon. The diary has no defined peer group for this name; a comparison the market often draws is with VF Corporation, whose outdoor brands compete with Columbia's wholesale and direct lines.

Where does Columbia Sportswear Company sit in the AI build-out?

Columbia carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out and for platform-halo names. It sits in our broader universe under Consumer Cyclical, in the apparel manufacturing sleeve, alongside branded outdoor and lifestyle clothing makers. Columbia is a Russell 1000 constituent but has no seat in Rubin or Halo, and it carries no Closelook score yet. It has not appeared in our quotes or editions to date.

Does Columbia Sportswear Company pay a dividend?

Columbia Sportswear Company has paid 1.20 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.10% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.30 USD on 2026-08-20. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for COLM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Apparel Manufacturing, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.