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Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Tacoma, United States | NasdaqGS
31.98 USD -0.07 (-0.218%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT

Columbia Banking System presents a compelling intermediate opportunity driven by a confluence of technical recovery and attractive valuation, though the long-term trend remains mixed. The stock has successfully broken out of a multi-year consolidation, trading above its 200-day average with strong recent momentum. Fundamentally, the company offers a robust safety margin with a 4.65% yield, a payout ratio of just 57%, and impressive earnings growth of 61%. The forward P/E of 9.5 suggests the market is pricing in modest future growth, leaving significant room for expansion if the regional banking sector stabilizes. While the statistical forecast model indicates a slight downside bias for the next 45 days, this appears to be a short-term noise signal conflicting with the stronger fundamental and technical setup. The options market confirms this bullish sentiment, with traders buying calls at strikes significantly above the current price. This is a solid buy for investors seeking income and capital appreciation in a recovering regional bank environment, provided they can weather potential short-term volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_70_126 ✓0.016919
MSTL0.032703
AutoETS0.037758
AutoARIMA0.037838
MSTL_1260.037891
AutoTheta0.040998
MSTL_700.051227

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_70_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 1.01
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.571
Excess Kurtosis 0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Revenue per Share 9.035
Market Cap 9,257,902,080
Trailing P/E 12.54
Forward P/E 9.46
Beta 0.66
Profit Margins 28.04%
Previous Name Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Website https://www.columbiabankingsystem.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (35 strike) relative to puts across near-term expirations. However, the November put chain shows significant volume at deep strikes (17.5 and 25), suggesting a floor is being established around 20-25, while the immediate term remains bullish-leaning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.25% 5.23% 6.03% 5.26%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 4.62
exDividendDate 2026-05-29
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.09
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034009364
lastDividendValue 0.37
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2855997
Address1 1,301 A Street
Address2 Suite 800 P.O. Box 2156
All Time High 50.68
All Time Low 3.615444
Ask 34.67
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,876,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,767,298
Average Volume 2,767,298
Average Volume10Days 2,876,530
Beta 0.66
Bid 29.53
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 26.47
City Tacoma
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 31.98
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 32.2
Day Low 31.785
Display Name Columbia Banking System
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 1.48
Dividend Yield 4.62
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,836,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,836,800
Earnings Growth 0.61
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.207
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,836,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.823
Enterprise Value 11,265,901,568
Eps Current Year 3.04656
Eps Forward 3.37916
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 30.2834
Fifty Day Average Change 1.6966
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.056024093
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.55997
Fifty Two Week High 32.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7900009
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024107443
Fifty Two Week Low 22.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.209999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.40447953
Fifty Two Week Range 22.77 - 32.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 708,701,400,000
Float Shares 286,913,902
Forward Eps 3.37916
Forward P E 9.46389
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,005
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 2,336,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0073100002
Held Percent Institutions 0.99182
Implied Shares Outstanding 289,490,366
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 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
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 9,257,902,080
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_386159
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 654,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,257,901,904
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 32.14
Operating Cashflow 1,118,000,000
Operating Margins 0.50693
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5725
Phone 253 305 1900
Prev Name Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Previous Close 32.05
Price Eps Current Year 10.497085
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2081602
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.963143
Profit Margins 0.28039
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.218408
Regular Market Day High 32.2
Regular Market Day Low 31.785
Regular Market Day Range 31.785 - 32.2
Regular Market Open 32.14
Regular Market Previous Close 32.05
Regular Market Price 31.98
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 1,999,738
Return On Assets 0.01114
Return On Equity 0.10154
Revenue Growth 0.399
Revenue Per Share 9.035
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 289,490,366
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0297
Shares Short 8,602,470
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 9,820,675
Short Name Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0299
Short Ratio 2.78
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol COLB
Target High Price 38.0
Target Low Price 29.0
Target Mean Price 33.64286
Target Median Price 34.0
Total Cash 2,164,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 7.479
Total Debt 4,172,999,936
Total Revenue 2,336,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.09
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034009364
Trailing Eps 2.55
Trailing P E 12.541177
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.5857
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3943005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11874121
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,999,738
Website https://www.columbiabankingsystem.com
Zip 98,402-4200