Columbia Banking System First Quarter 2025 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

Simply Wall St · 5d ago

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) First Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: US$464.0m (up 1.6% from 1Q 2024).
  • Net income: US$86.6m (down 30% from 1Q 2024).
  • Profit margin: 19% (down from 27% in 1Q 2024). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.
  • EPS: US$0.41 (down from US$0.60 in 1Q 2024).
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NasdaqGS:COLB Earnings and Revenue Growth May 9th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Columbia Banking System Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 1.7%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 36%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 15% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 7.1% growth forecast for the Banks industry in the US.

Performance of the American Banks industry.

The company's shares are up 4.6% from a week ago.

Balance Sheet Analysis

While earnings are important, another area to consider is the balance sheet. We've done some analysis and you can see our take on Columbia Banking System's balance sheet.