COLB
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
- Financial
- US companies in Banks - Regional (82)
- NASDAQ · USD
- Mkt cap $9.0bn
$31.04
as of 27 Oct 2026, 8% below its 52-week high
Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 4.77%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 5.08%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Cash cover
- 3.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- Earnings cover
- 2.1×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
- 5y dividend growth
- +1.6% a yearLast cut in FY2021
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated28 Nov 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.39
Compared with US companies in Banks - Regional (82)
- Trailing yield is higher than 75 of the 80 other US companies in Banks - Regional with a yield figure.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 55 of the 75 other US companies in Banks - Regional with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
64
ModerateCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
0
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
59
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Quality is 64
COLB against US companies in Banks - Regional (82)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of COLB’s past readings.
- P/E9.6×P9, good for this measure
- Yield5.17%P72, good for this measure
- DGR 5y+5.7%P59, neutral for this measure
- ROIC9.8%P89, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.
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