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COLB

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

COLB

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $7.7B

$31.72

▼ -2.43%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$22.77 - $32.77

P/E

12.59

Fwd P/E

10.38

Beta

0.68

Div Yield

4.52%

Avg Vol

2.9M

Shares Out

238.0M

Mkt Cap

$7.7B

Price action

Price chart

Up 29.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Strategic geographic presence with 153 branches across high-growth Pacific Northwest and California markets
  • Deep community relationships and personalized service model targeting underserved SMB segment
  • Diversified revenue streams from lending, deposits, and wealth management reducing concentration risk
  • Strong digital banking capabilities and technology infrastructure supporting customer retention
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).
  • Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Expansion opportunities in underserved small and medium-sized business markets

Value

Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+17.2% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (25% revenue growth, 69% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

Solid

4.52% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 23, 2026

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EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$0.66

Q4 25

$0.73

Q3 25

$0.40

Q2 25

$0.73

Next: Jul 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+8%

+17%

+47%

+28%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$472.2M

$496.4M

$487.1M

$491.4M

$510.9M

$582.0M

$717.0M

$629.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

95.5%

Operating

40.5%

Profit

30.5%

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Wall Street consensus

5 analysts · 20% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

20%

Hold

4

80%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

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Latest: Piper Sandler · Apr 27, 2026

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vs Industry

How COLB stacks vs Banks - Regional

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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