Columbia Banking (COLB) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Columbia Banking (COLB) reported $717 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 47.2%. EPS of $0.82 for the same period compares to $0.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.3% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $694.1 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.72, the EPS surprise was +13.89%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Columbia Banking performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net charge-offs to average loans and leases (annualized): 0.3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 0.3%.
• Average Balance - Total interest-earning assets: $61.68 billion compared to the $61.73 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Efficiency Ratio: 57.3% compared to the 51.9% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net Interest Margin: 4.1% compared to the 3.7% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total non-performing loans and leases: $198 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $209.76 million.
• Total non-performing assets: $200 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $212.79 million.
• Net Interest Income: $627 million compared to the $609.28 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total noninterest income: $90 million versus $87.58 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Service charges on deposits: $24 million versus $22.62 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Net interest income (FTE): $629 million compared to the $611.61 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Financial services and trust revenue: $15 million compared to the $12.12 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Columbia Banking have returned +3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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