Columbia Banking System Inc (COLB) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Columbia Banking System Inc (COLB) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.42x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $295.00 Million exceeds net income of $208.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Columbia Banking System Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Columbia Banking System Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1992–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Columbia Banking System Inc across 30 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see COLB cash flow metrics.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Columbia Banking System Inc (1992–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Columbia Banking System Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.36x | $746.00 Million | $550.00 Million | ▲ +9.9% |
| 2024 | 1.23x | $658.87 Million | $533.67 Million | ▼ -35.7% |
| 2023 | 1.92x | $669.84 Million | $348.71 Million | ▼ -39.3% |
| 2022 | 3.16x | $1.07 Billion | $336.75 Million | ▲ +100.6% |
| 2021 | 1.58x | $662.72 Million | $420.30 Million | ▲ +793.8% |
| 2019 | -0.23x | $-80.48 Million | $354.10 Million | ▼ -114.2% |
| 2018 | 1.60x | $505.24 Million | $316.26 Million | ▼ -24.9% |
| 2017 | 2.13x | $515.51 Million | $242.31 Million | ▲ +17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.80x | $415.17 Million | $230.07 Million | ▲ +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.69x | $376.74 Million | $222.54 Million | ▼ -30.1% |
| 2014 | 2.42x | $357.57 Million | $147.66 Million | ▼ -43.0% |
| 2013 | 4.25x | $417.93 Million | $98.29 Million | ▲ +1660.1% |
| 2012 | 0.24x | $24.61 Million | $101.89 Million | ▼ -90.1% |
| 2011 | 2.45x | $182.35 Million | $74.50 Million | ▼ -65.1% |
| 2010 | 7.01x | $198.65 Million | $28.33 Million | ▲ +144.3% |
| 2008 | 2.87x | $146.55 Million | $51.04 Million | ▲ +128.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26x | $79.64 Million | $63.27 Million | ▼ -9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.40x | $118.00 Million | $84.45 Million | ▼ -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.44x | $100.19 Million | $69.73 Million | ▼ -23.9% |
| 2004 | 1.89x | $88.99 Million | $47.17 Million | ▲ +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.70x | $57.90 Million | $34.12 Million | ▲ +247.4% |
| 2002 | -1.15x | $-25.29 Million | $21.97 Million | ▼ -217.9% |
| 2001 | 0.98x | $8.35 Million | $8.55 Million | ▼ -44.9% |
| 2000 | 1.77x | $19.70 Million | $11.11 Million | ▲ +40.1% |
| 1999 | 1.27x | $14.90 Million | $11.78 Million | ▲ +17.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08x | $9.76 Million | $9.04 Million | ▼ -47.9% |
| 1997 | 2.08x | $19.30 Million | $9.30 Million | ▲ +366.8% |
| 1996 | -0.78x | $-2.80 Million | $3.60 Million | ▼ -133.0% |
| 1995 | 2.36x | $6.60 Million | $2.80 Million | ▲ +394.6% |
| 1992 | -0.80x | $-800.00K | $1.00 Million | — |