COLM FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 9 in industry

Columbia Sportswear Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $30,613 · Apparel.

Apparel peers All rankings
State
OR
Filing date
2026-04-24
Industry
Apparel
Industry rank
#8/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
99:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.0M
Median worker
$30,613

Answer first

Columbia Sportswear Co's FY2025 CEO total of $3.0M ranks #1083 of 1,423 complete filings; its 99:1 pay ratio ranks #641. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $30,613. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-23 peer cohort (# 8 of 9, 22nd percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel companies.

Dollar rank
#1083
$3.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#641
99:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
22nd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Columbia Sportswear Co ranks nationally

Columbia Sportswear Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,030,687 24th percentile higher than 24% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Columbia Sportswear Co vs. Apparel peers

CEO total pay ($3.0M) against pay ratio (99:1) for Columbia Sportswear Co (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2018945.47583524.413148103.518712682.624277261.642.6:1209.6:1376.5:1543.4:1710.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Columbia Sportswear Co, CEO total pay: 3030687 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 99:1Columbia Sportswear CoFIGS, Inc., CEO total pay: 8211946 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 73:1FIGS, Inc.Oxford Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 5516352 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 192:1Oxford Industries IncG III Apparel Group Ltd /de/, CEO total pay: 12513280 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 470:1G III Apparel Group Ltd /de/Carters Inc, CEO total pay: 7503448 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 542:1Carters IncRalph Lauren Corp, CEO total pay: 23265520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 680:1Ralph Lauren Corp
Columbia Sportswear Co vs. Apparel peers, plotted against the industry's $12.5M median CEO total and 542:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 23. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Columbia Sportswear Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Columbia Sportswear Co

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
99:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+21:1
from FY2024 78:1
CEO $ YoY
+5.9%
$3.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Columbia Sportswear Co CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $4.8M - $31,397 152:1 -
2022 $2.8M -42% $26,334 105:1 -47:1
2023 $1.6M -41% $27,127 60:1 -45:1
2024 $2.9M +76% $36,692 78:1 +18:1
2025 $3.0M +5.9% $30,613 99:1 +21:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1050797, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel

This Company's Ratio
99:1
Industry Median Ratio
542:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$12.5M
This CEO's Pay
$3.0M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Below
#8 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel →

Columbia Sportswear Co: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Columbia Sportswear Co's FY2025 ratio 99:1 ranks #8 of 9 Apparel filers (22nd percentile). the CEO earned 99× the median employee ($30,613) in FY2025.

Median employee $30,613 (LOW-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 99 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

99:1

Near industry median

Columbia Sportswear Co in the lower Apparel third

Columbia Sportswear Co's FY2025 ratio 99:1 ranks #8 of 9 Apparel filers (22nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel (SIC 23) median ratio is 542:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Columbia Sportswear Co's $3.0M CEO total is at or below the $12.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1083 and ratio rank #641 split - treat 99:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.0M
Median Employee Pay
$30,613
Pay Ratio
99:1
Filing Date
2026-04-24

Company Info

Ticker
COLM
CIK
1050797
Industry
Apparel
SIC Code
2300
State
OR
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1050797, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Columbia Sportswear Co's FY2025 ratio 99:1 ranks #8 of 9 Apparel filers (22nd percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.

ATN International, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $5K heavier vs Columbia Sportswear Co); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Turning Point Brands, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $5K heavier vs Columbia Sportswear Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Lifetime Brands, Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $8K heavier vs Columbia Sportswear Co); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Mission Produce, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.1M (Δ $22K heavier vs Columbia Sportswear Co); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
FIGS, Inc. (SIC 23 pole)

FIGS, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Columbia Sportswear Co's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1083/#641

Columbia Sportswear Co's FY2025 package sits #1083 by CEO dollars and #641 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Columbia Sportswear Co's MID · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Columbia Sportswear Co (CIK 1050797), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.