Columbia Sportswear Q3 Earnings, Net Sales Increase; Raises 2026 Guidance, Issues Q4, H1 2027 Guidance

04:12 AM EDT, 10/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Columbia Sportswear (COLM) reported Q3 earnings late Thursday of $1.66 per diluted share, up from $0.95 a year earlier. Three analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.24. Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $962.6 million, up from $943.4 million a year earlier. Analysts expected $944.9 million. For Q4, the company expects EPS of $1.85 to $2.10 and net sales of $1.11 billion to $1.15 billion. Three analysts expect $2.09 and seven analysts expect $1.13 billion, respectively. For 2026, the company raised its EPS guidance range to between $4.65 and $4.90, up from $4.45 to $4.90. Four analysts expect $4.68. Net sales for the year are expected to range between $3.46 billion and $3.50 billion, up from $3.43 billion to $3.50 billion. Analysts expect $3.47 billion. For H1 2027, the company expects wholesale net sales to grow in the mid-single-digit percent range. The board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, payable Dec. 3 to shareholders of record Nov. 19. Shares of the company were up 2.1% in recent premarket activity.