Columbia Sportswear: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Columbia Sportswear was founded in Portland in 1938 by a German family who had fled the Nazi regime and bought a hat distributor. It was run for decades by Gert Boyle, who took over after her husband died and appeared in its advertising as the demanding tester of its products.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
- Founded
- 1938
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: COLM
- SEC CIK
- 0001050797
- Website
- investor.columbia.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Columbia Sportswear in numbers
- Columbia Sportswear owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 4 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything Columbia Sportswear owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Columbia Sportswear own?
Columbia Sportswear owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Columbia, prAna, Mountain Hardwear and SOREL.
Is Columbia Sportswear an American company?
Yes. Columbia Sportswear is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States and was founded in 1938.
Who owns Columbia Sportswear?
Columbia Sportswear is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as COLM on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Columbia Sportswear Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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