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Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Tacoma, United States | NasdaqGS
30.07 USD -0.25 (-0.825%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 30.07

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:48 a.m. EDT

Columbia Banking System presents a compelling asymmetric setup for income-focused investors who can tolerate moderate volatility. The stock offers a robust 4.8% yield backed by a healthy 58% payout ratio, indicating the dividend is well-covered by earnings rather than eroding book value. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of recovery with revenue growth of 35% and a 14% jump in quarterly earnings, alongside a forward P/E of 9.4x that suggests significant de-rating from historical highs. While the price has lagged the broader market over the last decade, the current trajectory is positive, trading above its 200-day moving average. The technical picture supports a near-term bullish bias, with the stock recently breaking out and analysts raising targets to the mid-$30s. However, the presence of non-performing loans remains a narrative risk to watch, though it does not yet outweigh the strong balance sheet and deposit growth. This is a solid buy-and-hold candidate for the defensive portion of a portfolio, offering both income and capital appreciation potential as the regional banking sector stabilizes.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.076056
MSTL0.079311
AutoETS0.079630
AutoARIMA0.079632

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 3.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.351
Excess Kurtosis 0.07
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Revenue per Share 9.024
Market Cap 8,504,306,688
Trailing P/E 12.08
Forward P/E 9.17
Beta 0.66
Profit Margins 28.38%
Previous Name Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Website https://www.columbiabankingsystem.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in $35 calls across multiple expirations compared to negligible put volume. The $35 strike acts as a significant resistance wall where traders are betting on a breakout, while ATM calls show moderate volume. Put activity is sparse and concentrated at lower strikes ($25), suggesting limited fear of a deep decline in the near term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.23% 6.46% 5.83% 5.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-28 0.370000 1.230462
2026-05-29 0.370000 1.248313
2026-02-27 0.370000 1.300527
2025-11-28 0.370000 1.334776
2025-08-29 0.360000 1.344789
2025-05-30 0.360000 1.539778
2025-02-28 0.360000 1.346801
2024-11-29 0.360000 1.160916
2024-08-23 0.360000 1.441730
2024-05-23 0.360000 1.909814
2024-02-22 0.360000 1.988950
2023-11-22 0.360000 1.645338
2023-08-24 0.360000 1.823708
2023-05-30 0.360000 1.739130
2023-02-03 0.300000 0.920245
2022-10-14 0.300000 1.007049
2022-08-02 0.300000 1.016605
2022-05-03 0.300000 1.015572
2022-02-01 0.300000 0.861574
2021-10-12 0.300000 0.890736
2021-08-10 0.280000 0.753093
2021-05-11 0.280000 0.655584
2021-02-09 0.280000 0.653900
2020-11-09 0.280000 0.843628
2020-08-04 0.280000 0.976971
2020-05-13 0.280000 1.377275
2020-02-04 0.500000 1.262626
2019-11-05 0.280000 0.694962
2019-08-06 0.280000 0.816089
2019-05-07 0.420000 1.121495
2019-02-05 0.420000 1.141925
2018-11-06 0.400000 1.070664
2018-08-07 0.260000 0.623501
2018-05-08 0.260000 0.625150
2018-02-06 0.220000 0.529610
2017-10-30 0.220000 0.511509
2017-08-07 0.220000 0.564247
2017-05-08 0.220000 0.543881
2017-02-06 0.220000 0.558943
2016-11-07 0.390000 1.175053
2016-08-08 0.390000 1.232228
2016-05-09 0.370000 1.317195
2016-02-08 0.380000 1.371841
2015-11-06 0.360000 1.018964
2015-08-03 0.340000 1.046154
2015-05-04 0.340000 1.160806
2015-02-09 0.300000 1.098499
2014-10-29 0.300000 1.108647
2014-08-04 0.280000 1.115094
2014-05-05 0.240000 0.970481
2014-02-03 0.120000 0.475813
2013-11-04 0.110000 0.424710
2013-08-05 0.100000 0.394945
2013-05-06 0.100000 0.466853
2013-02-04 0.100000 0.495786
2012-11-05 0.090000 0.519931
2012-08-06 0.300000 1.669449
2012-05-07 0.220000 1.117318
2012-02-06 0.370000 1.731399
2011-11-07 0.130000 0.708447
2011-08-08 0.060000 0.399734
2011-05-09 0.050000 0.277932
2011-02-15 0.030000 0.152983
2010-11-08 0.010000 0.052966
2010-08-09 0.010000 0.057537
2010-05-10 0.010000 0.044683
2010-02-08 0.010000 0.055556
2009-11-09 0.010000 0.068540
2009-08-03 0.010000 0.082169
2009-05-04 0.010000 0.093545
2009-02-09 0.040000 0.415800
2008-11-03 0.070000 0.440529
2008-08-04 0.170000 1.118421
2008-05-05 0.170000 0.621800
2008-02-04 0.170000 0.696436
2007-11-05 0.170000 0.606493
2007-08-06 0.170000 0.641026
2007-05-07 0.170000 0.557194
2007-02-05 0.150000 0.437956
2006-11-06 0.150000 0.471402
2006-08-07 0.150000 0.486855
2006-05-08 0.140000 0.411402
2006-02-06 0.130000 0.395257
2005-11-07 0.120000 0.406091
2005-08-08 0.110000 0.440705
2005-05-10 0.090000 0.382979
2005-02-07 0.070000 0.286299
2004-11-08 0.070000 0.285714
2004-08-09 0.070000 0.341297
2004-05-10 0.070000 0.305944
2004-02-09 0.047619 0.216263
2003-11-03 0.047619 0.251509
2003-08-05 0.047619 0.270270
2003-05-05 0.047619 0.312500
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.48
dividendYield 4.82
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.47
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04848285
lastDividendValue 0.37
lastDividendDate 2026-08-28
dividendDate 2026-09-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13540506
Address1 1,301 A Street
Address2 Suite 800 P.O. Box 2156
All Time High 50.68
All Time Low 3.615444
Ask 32.73
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,752,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,949,325
Average Volume 2,949,325
Average Volume10Days 2,752,180
Beta 0.659
Bid 30.07
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 26.703
City Tacoma
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 30.07
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 30.59
Day Low 30.02
Display Name Columbia Banking System
Dividend Date 1,789,344,000
Dividend Rate 1.48
Dividend Yield 4.82
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,840,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,840,400
Earnings Growth 0.002
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.368
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.684
Enterprise Value 11,732,871,168
Eps Current Year 3.02916
Eps Forward 3.28066
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.49
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.6818
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6118011
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05087467
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.540506
Fifty Two Week High 33.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10718529
Fifty Two Week Low 23.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2618548
Fifty Two Week Range 23.83 - 33.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 708,701,400,000
Float Shares 280,327,857
Forward Eps 3.28066
Forward P E 9.165839
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,005
Fullday Change -0.25
Fullday Change Percent -0.824538
Fullday Price 30.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 2,504,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00749
Held Percent Institutions 0.97410005
Implied Shares Outstanding 282,817,000
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=100754
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Last Dividend Value 0.37
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,084,147,200
Last Split Factor 105:100
Long Business Summary Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial lending products, such as commercial lines of credit and term loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, international trade finance, commercial property loans, multifamily loans, equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, real estate construction loans, permanent financing, small business administration program financing, and capital markets services. In addition, the company offers wealth management, comprising financial planning, investment, trust, insurance, and private banking solutions, as well as treasury management, which includes digital and mobile banking solutions, ACH, wires, positive pay, remote deposit capture, integrated payments, integrated receivables, lockbox, cash vault, real-time payments, commercial card, foreign exchange, trade and supply chain finance, international banking related products, and merchant services. Further, it provides residential real estate loans and consumer loans. The company serves corporate, institutional, small business, and individual customers in the United States. Columbia Banking System, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is based in Tacoma, Washington.
Long Name Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,504,306,688
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_386159
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 709,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,685,099,627
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 30.41
Operating Cashflow 1,306,000,000
Operating Margins 0.50923
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5787
Phone 253 305 1900
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 30.07
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Prev Name Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Previous Close 30.32
Price Eps Current Year 9.926845
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1260908
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.394933
Profit Margins 0.28383
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.25
Regular Market Change Percent -0.824538
Regular Market Day High 30.59
Regular Market Day Low 30.02
Regular Market Day Range 30.02 - 30.59
Regular Market Open 30.41
Regular Market Previous Close 30.32
Regular Market Price 30.07
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 2,649,655
Return On Assets 0.01212
Return On Equity 0.11028
Revenue Growth 0.351
Revenue Per Share 9.024
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 282,817,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0347
Shares Short 9,828,071
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 9,626,180
Short Name Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0349
Short Ratio 3.25
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol COLB
Target High Price 37.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 34.14286
Target Median Price 34.5
Total Cash 1,838,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.497
Total Debt 5,064,000,000
Total Revenue 2,504,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.47
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04848285
Trailing Eps 2.49
Trailing P E 12.076305
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.56745
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.5025501
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.016996736
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,649,655
Website https://www.columbiabankingsystem.com
Zip 98,402-4200