Company data
Columbia Sportswear Company employees and revenue per employee
COLM · Apparel - Manufacturers · $3.00B market cap
Columbia Sportswear Company had 5,730 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.40B, up 0.8% from a year earlier, or $593K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.
Employees
5,730
+1.8% YoY
Revenue
$3.40B
+0.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$593K
Peer median $369K
Rank in industry
2 of 7
Apparel - Manufacturers
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 5,730 | $3.40B | $593K | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 5,630 | $3.37B | $598K | -2.4% | -3.4% |
| Dec 2023 | 5,770 | $3.49B | $604K | +14.5% | +0.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 5,040 | $3.46B | $687K | +12.0% | +10.8% |
| Dec 2021 | 4,500 | $3.13B | $695K | -38.1% | +25.0% |
| Dec 2020 | 7,275 | $2.50B | $344K | -18.3% | -17.8% |
| Dec 2019 | 8,900 | $3.04B | $342K | +36.7% | +8.6% |
| Dec 2018 | 6,511 | $2.80B | $430K | +5.2% | +13.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 6,188 | $2.47B | $399K | +2.7% | +3.7% |
| Dec 2016 | 6,023 | $2.38B | $395K | — | — |
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Columbia Sportswear Company against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Apparel - Manufacturers.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIGS FIGS, Inc. | 388 | $631M | $1.63M | Hiring ahead |
| COLM Columbia Sportswear Company | 5,730 | $3.40B | $593K | Hiring ahead |
| RL Ralph Lauren Corporation | 15,600 | $8.11B | $520K | Efficient growth |
| VFC V.F. Corporation | 26,000 | $9.61B | $369K | Leaner |
| UA Under Armour, Inc. | 14,100 | $4.97B | $352K | Contracting |
| UAA Under Armour, Inc. | 14,100 | $4.97B | $352K | Contracting |
| LEVI Levi Strauss & Co. | 19,000 | $6.28B | $331K | Hiring into decline |
Questions about Columbia Sportswear Company
- How many employees does Columbia Sportswear Company have?
- Columbia Sportswear Company reported 5,730 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 1.8% from a year earlier.
- What is Columbia Sportswear Company's revenue per employee?
- Columbia Sportswear Company brought in $3.40B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $593K per employee. That ranks 2 of 7 companies we track in Apparel - Manufacturers, where the median is $369K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Columbia Sportswear Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell COLM.