Columbia Sportswear Co vs Levi Strauss & Co

Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM) is slightly undervalued and Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, COLM trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +10%, against +5% for LEVI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $64.79; the price of $58.43 is 10% below that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $21.08; the price of $20.06 is 5% below that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCOLMLEVI
VerdictSlightly undervaluedFairly valued
Price$58.43$20.06
Intrinsic value$64.79$21.08
Margin of safety+10%+5%
Leak Score43/100 (3/12)43/100 (3/12)
Market cap$3.0B$7.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years6.3%7.1%
Operating margin7.6%11.6%
Net margin6.0%7.3%
Return on equity12.7%25.4%
Debt to equity0.291.01
P/E15.2x16.4x
Forward P/E13.9x11.7x
P/B1.9x3.4x
Dividend yield2.0%3.0%

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