For the quarter ended March 2026, Columbia Sportswear (COLM Quick QuoteCOLM - Free Report) reported revenue of $779.01 million, up 0.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.75 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $755.56 million, representing a surprise of +3.1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +84.4%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Columbia Sportswear performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- United States: $422.45 million versus $436.64 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.3% change.
• Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Canada: $50.97 million compared to the $50.63 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.1% year over year.
• Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): $145.35 million versus $111.46 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +35.2% change.
• Geographic Net sales to unrelated entities- Latin America and Asia Pacific (LAAP): $160.24 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $155.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
• Net sales- Channel- Direct-to-consumer: $377.94 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $373.68 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.2%.
• Net sales- Channel- Wholesale: $401.07 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $380.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.3%.

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Shares of Columbia Sportswear have returned +9.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.