Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) stock
COLBNasdaqState Commercial BanksFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 17/303% below fair value
$30.60+0.01 (+0.03%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $8.66BP/E 10.6Yield 4.74%
Columbia Banking System statistics
81 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 21, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.73
- 1.52
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.03
- 9.82
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.50
- 2.95
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 33.1%
- 0.33%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.29%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 281M
- 17M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.78%
- 6.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 95.3%
- 61.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.72%
- -4.13%
- Short % of Float
- 3.73%
- 3.58%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.70%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 3.52
- 4.85
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $33.67
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $25.51
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $30.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.73
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $29.97
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.68
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.39%
- 0.69%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 6.88%
- 3.79%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -5.38%
- -2.72%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.36%
- 12.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 9.48%
- 19.9%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 12.7%
- 25.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 35.6%
- 65.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -15.0%
- 26.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -20.1%
- 66.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.52
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 54.0
- 53.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 25.2%
- 24.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.90
- 0.63
MarginsIndustry
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 11.2%
- 10.7%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.26%
- 1.16%
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 33.6%
- 11.7%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 74.7%
- 22.6%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 29.6%
- 21.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 27.3%
- 5.82%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -21.8%
- 6.17%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.00%
- 1.31%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 12.1%
- 8.24%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.04
- 0.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $460.62K
- $358.92K
- Profits Per Employee
- $139.05K
- $110.51K
- Employee Count
- 6,005
- 492
- WACC
- 9.60%
- 8.13%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.74B
- $165.09M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $6.14
- $8.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $7.08B
- $570.13M
- Book Value Per Share
- $25.02
- $28.12
- Tangible Book Value
- $5.00B
- $478.27M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.65%
- 8.29%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.74%
- 2.44%
- Buyback Yield
- 8.28%
- 1.82%
- Shareholder Yield
- 13.0%
- 3.26%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.45
- $0.92
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.69%
- 4.26%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 2
- Payout Ratio
- 50.9%
- 28.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $269.00M
- $16.14M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $40.34
- $45.07
- Graham Upside
- 31.8%
- 18.8%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.14
- 0.22
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $34.83
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 13.8%
- -0.43%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | COLB | S&P 500 | Difference | COLB per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.4% | -3.0% | +11.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -4.5% | -2.8% | −1.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +13.6% | +11.5% | +2.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +19.7% | +13.5% | +6.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | +76.2% | +77.7% | −1.5 pts | +20.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +10.0% | +72.6% | −62.6 pts | +1.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +22.9% | +308.2% | −285.2 pts | +2.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M COLB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.7% from the previous report, or 3.73% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,476,200 | -9.7% | 2,977,797 | 3.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,604,063 | +5.0% | 2,594,111 | 4.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11,055,591 | +4.7% | 2,840,750 | 3.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,555,238 | -1.1% | 2,997,774 | 3.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,672,930 | +8.6% | 2,677,532 | 4.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,828,071 | +13.9% | 2,564,703 | 3.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,629,160 | -10.4% | 3,362,717 | 2.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 9,626,180 | +11.9% | 2,541,289 | 3.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8,602,470 | -9.4% | 3,270,496 | 2.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,499,305 | -3.3% | 2,868,404 | 3.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,820,675 | +10.5% | 2,476,936 | 4.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,889,228 | -3.6% | 2,983,707 | 3.0 |
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