Columbia Banking System (COLB) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $220 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared with $208 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in the prior quarter.
Net interest income rose $26 million sequentially to $615 million, while net interest margin increased 18 basis points to 4.11%.
- Net income increased 129% from $96 million in the third quarter of 2025.
- Non-interest income was $80 million, down $8 million from the prior quarter, and non-interest expense was $370 million, down $5 million.
- Total deposits were $52.74 billion as of September 30, 2026, up from $52.06 billion at June 30.
- The company repurchased $199 million of common stock during the quarter and completed its prior repurchase plan.
- The board authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $1.2 billion with no expiration date.
- Columbia declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per common share, paid September 14, 2026.
$COLB Insider Trading Activity
$COLB insiders have traded $COLB stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COLB stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DEVINE DAVID MOORE (EVP Chief Marketing Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,872 shares for an estimated $115,288.
- AARON JAMES DEER (EVP Chief Strategy/Innov Offcr) purchased 886 shares for an estimated $22,477
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$COLB Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 256 institutional investors add shares of $COLB stock to their portfolio, and 241 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 11,243,295 shares (+256.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $360,347,604
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 11,025,378 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $353,363,364
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP removed 3,640,551 shares (-49.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $116,679,659
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 3,257,845 shares (-21.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $104,413,932
- CHANNING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 2,880,585 shares (-89.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $92,322,749
- MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added 2,042,060 shares (+179.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $65,448,022
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC removed 1,832,490 shares (-18.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $58,731,304
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
