Columbia Sportswear Company Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of June 2026: 0.88x

Columbia Sportswear Company free cash flow generation index. Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.88x as of June 2026. Free cash flow of $101.63 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($115.00 Million).

FCF Generation Index

0.88x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$101.63 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$115.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$13.37 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Columbia Sportswear Company (1997–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Columbia Sportswear Company from 1997 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Columbia Sportswear Company across 28 annual periods. See COLM FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Columbia Sportswear Company Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1997–2025)

Columbia Sportswear Company free cash flow generation index by year from 1997 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Columbia Sportswear Company. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see COLM cash generation efficiency.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.77x $216.74 Million $282.90 Million $66.17 Million ▼ -12.8%
2024 0.88x $431.24 Million $491.04 Million $59.80 Million ▼ -3.9%
2023 0.91x $581.69 Million $636.30 Million $54.61 Million ▲ +1.4%
2021 0.90x $319.66 Million $354.41 Million $34.74 Million ▲ +0.7%
2020 0.90x $247.32 Million $276.08 Million $28.76 Million ▲ +57.9%
2019 0.57x $161.94 Million $285.45 Million $123.52 Million ▼ -26.6%
2018 0.77x $223.95 Million $289.57 Million $65.62 Million ▼ -8.3%
2017 0.84x $287.78 Million $341.13 Million $53.35 Million ▲ +3.1%
2016 0.82x $225.18 Million $275.17 Million $49.99 Million ▲ +209.0%
2015 0.26x $25.19 Million $95.11 Million $69.92 Million ▼ -60.8%
2014 0.68x $125.50 Million $185.78 Million $60.28 Million ▼ -9.5%
2013 0.75x $204.83 Million $274.27 Million $69.44 Million ▲ +13.1%
2012 0.66x $98.18 Million $148.67 Million $50.49 Million ▲ +388.4%
2011 -0.23x $-14.61 Million $63.80 Million $78.40 Million ▼ -1.2%
2010 -0.23x $-5.32 Million $23.52 Million $28.84 Million ▼ -126.8%
2009 0.85x $181.30 Million $214.37 Million $33.07 Million ▲ +25.9%
2008 0.67x $97.35 Million $144.93 Million $47.58 Million ▼ -7.3%
2007 0.72x $90.23 Million $124.52 Million $34.29 Million ▲ +7.2%
2006 0.68x $106.20 Million $157.11 Million $50.91 Million ▼ -7.4%
2005 0.73x $98.67 Million $135.22 Million $36.54 Million ▲ +39.0%
2004 0.53x $49.21 Million $93.70 Million $44.49 Million ▼ -38.8%
2003 0.86x $103.98 Million $121.10 Million $17.12 Million ▲ +10.9%
2002 0.77x $130.53 Million $168.55 Million $38.02 Million ▲ +85.2%
2001 0.42x $28.55 Million $68.28 Million $39.73 Million ▼ -29.5%
2000 0.59x $30.96 Million $52.20 Million $21.23 Million ▲ +27.9%
1999 0.46x $10.90 Million $23.50 Million $12.60 Million ▲ +100.5%
1998 -100.00x $-40.00 Million $400.00K $40.40 Million ▼ -46197.6%
1997 0.22x $4.10 Million $18.90 Million $14.80 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).