Columbia Sportswear (COLM) reported $1.07 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.4%. EPS of $1.73 for the same period compares to $1.80 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of +3.25%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +42.39%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.22.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Columbia Sportswear performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Canada: $66.52 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $69.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.1%.
- Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): $174.42 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $154.38 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.
- Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- United States: $626.05 million versus $627.11 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.2% change.
- Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Latin America and Asia Pacific (LAAP): $203.25 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $189.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.4%.
- Net sales- Direct-to-consumer: $640.83 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $598.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.6%.
- Net sales- Wholesale: $429.4 million versus $433.94 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.6% change.
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Shares of Columbia Sportswear have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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