Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Columbia) is a financial holding company.
On August 31, 2025, Columbia completed its previously announced acquisition of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (Pacific Premier).
Effective September 1, 2025, the bank began ser…
Analysis
Bargain bin
Columbia Banking System, Inc. is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.
On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 12.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.
Growth is solid and accelerating; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 13/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.
No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202395
88
2023202420252026
All-time high
95
Jan 2023
All-time low
41
Jan 2025
Average rank
73
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
63
74
74
91
Price/Earnings
73
78
91
28
Price/Book
47
60
48
82
Dividend Yield
97
93
100
93
Value (overall)
88
99
98
89
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.