Columbia Sportswear vs Capri Holdings
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Columbia Sportswear and Capri Holdings side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Capri Holdings is the larger business, with $3.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $3.4B for Columbia Sportswear.
- Columbia Sportswear grew revenue faster (0.9%, against −4.1%).
- Columbia Sportswear kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (6.1% operating margin, against 0.7%).
- Columbia Sportswear turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.4% FCF margin, against 0.4%).
- Columbia Sportswear earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (17.0%, against 1.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Columbia Sportswear’s earnings: a P/E of 16.0x against 11.9x for Capri Holdings.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
8/11
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Capri Holdings
CPRI
3/11
Gross marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | COLM FY25 | CPRI FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $1.8B |
| Revenue | $3.4B | $3.5B |
| Free cash flow | $217M | $14.0M |
| Net income | $177M | $137M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.9% | −4.1% |
| 5-year growth | 6.3% | −3.1% |
| Share count change | −6.4% | 1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.5% | 62.3% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 0.7% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| FCF margin | 6.4% | 0.4% |
| Return on capital | 17.0% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% | 61.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$791M | $236M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.0x | 1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $267M | $81.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.0x | 11.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.