Columbia Sportswear advertising spend, FY2025

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) reported $220M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 6.5% of revenue of $3.4B. Up 10.8% from FY2024.

Ad spend, FY2025
$220M
year ended Dec 31, 2025
Change vs prior year
+10.8%
vs FY2024
Share of revenue
6.5%
of $3.4B revenue
Rank by ad spend
#217
of 336 companies

Key facts

  • Ad spend is 1.8x its FY2015 level ($121M).
  • FY2025 is the highest year on file, going back to FY2009.
  • Largest increase +41.0% in FY2014; largest cut -15.1% in FY2020.
  • Ad spend is 6.5% of revenue, up from 5.6% in FY2020.
  • Columbia Sportswear spends more on advertising than 36% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is 1.2x the median of 5.2%.

Ad spend by fiscal year

$0 $100M $200M $300M FY2009 (ended 2009-12-31): $65.2M FY2010 (ended 2010-12-31): $78M 2010 FY2011 (ended 2011-12-31): $85M FY2012 (ended 2012-12-31): $76.7M FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): $78.1M 2013 FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): $110M FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): $121M FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): $119M 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): $122M FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): $150M FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): $166M 2019 FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): $141M FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): $185M FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): $206M 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): $209M FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): $199M FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): $220M 2025 $220M

Ad spend as % of revenue

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% FY2009 (ended 2009-12-31): n/a FY2010 (ended 2010-12-31): n/a 2010 FY2011 (ended 2011-12-31): n/a FY2012 (ended 2012-12-31): n/a FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): n/a 2013 FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): n/a FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): n/a FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): 5.0% 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 4.9% FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 5.4% FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 5.5% 2019 FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 5.6% FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 5.9% FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 5.9% 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 6.0% FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 5.9% FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 6.5% 2025 6.5%

History

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Fiscal year Period end Ad spend YoY Revenue Ad / revenue Tag Filing
FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 $220M +10.8% $3.4B 6.5% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 25, 2026
FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 $199M -5.1% $3.4B 5.9% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 25, 2026
FY2023 Dec 31, 2023 $209M +1.7% $3.5B 6.0% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 25, 2026
FY2022 Dec 31, 2022 $206M +11.4% $3.5B 5.9% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 27, 2025
FY2021 Dec 31, 2021 $185M +30.8% $3.1B 5.9% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 26, 2024
FY2020 Dec 31, 2020 $141M -15.1% $2.5B 5.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 23, 2023
FY2019 Dec 31, 2019 $166M +10.6% $3B 5.5% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 24, 2022
FY2018 Dec 31, 2018 $150M +23.5% $2.8B 5.4% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 25, 2021
FY2017 Dec 31, 2017 $122M +2.6% $2.5B 4.9% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 27, 2020
FY2016 Dec 31, 2016 $119M -1.7% $2.4B 5.0% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 21, 2019
FY2015 Dec 31, 2015 $121M +9.7% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 22, 2018
FY2014 Dec 31, 2014 $110M +41.0% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 23, 2017
FY2013 Dec 31, 2013 $78.1M +1.8% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 25, 2016
FY2012 Dec 31, 2012 $76.7M -9.8% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 26, 2015
FY2011 Dec 31, 2011 $85M +9.0% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 27, 2014
FY2010 Dec 31, 2010 $78M +19.6% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 28, 2013
FY2009 Dec 31, 2009 $65.2M n/a n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 28, 2012

What the figure is

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Compared with similar spenders

The 6 companies closest to Columbia Sportswear in latest-year ad spend.

Rank Company Ad spend Ad / revenue YoY Fiscal year
212 Neurocrine Biosciences $227M 7.9% +18.7% FY2025
213 McCormick $225M 3.3% +2.9% FY2025
214 Peloton Interactive $224M 9.2% -9.2% FY2026
215 Dexcom $224M 4.8% +15.2% FY2025
216 CDW $223M 1.0% +2.3% FY2025
217 Columbia Sportswear $220M 6.5% +10.8% FY2025
218 Lands' End $219M 16.4% +5.5% FY2026

Full ranking of 336 companies · Biggest increases #125

Questions

How much does Columbia Sportswear spend on advertising?

Columbia Sportswear spent $220M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026.

What percentage of revenue does Columbia Sportswear spend on advertising?

6.5% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($220M of $3.4B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.

Is Columbia Sportswear spending more on advertising?

Yes. Ad spend rose 10.8% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.

How does Columbia Sportswear rank by advertising spend?

#217 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.

What does Columbia Sportswear's advertising figure include?

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Source

Filing
10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 25, 2026
Accession number
0001050797-26-000028
Company
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO, CIK 1050797, SIC 2300 (Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl)
Data
SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
Cite
Columbia Sportswear advertising spend, FY2009-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/columbia-sportswear/advertising-spend/
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