COLB
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
COLB has the edge over JPM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
COLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COLB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COLB.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
COLB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.4x | $30.59 | — |
| Cheap | 9.5x | $27.84 | -9% |
| Current | 10x | $30.59 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $32.87 | +7.5% |
| Expensive | 13x | $39.02 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COLB has the edge over JPM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM's PE is in its expensive range at 14.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13.7x next year's earnings.
COLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect COLB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for JPM, with profitability improving.
COLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.26 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.93 | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.55 | +7.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.30 | -9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.23 | -8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.53 | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.37 | -3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.55 | +43% |
COLB earned $2.93 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over COLB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $695M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $677M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $677M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $717M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $582M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $510.9M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $491.4M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $487.1M | -6.2% |
COLB has the edge over JPM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 46% | +13 points |
| Q3 2022 | 44% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2022 | 43% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2022 | 43% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 33% | -16 points |
| Q3 2021 | 42% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2021 | 47% | +19 points |
| Q1 2021 | 44% | +31 points |
COLB's operating margin was 46% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $50.2B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM's operating margin was 40% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
COLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $365M | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $295M | +176% |
| Q1 2026 | $494M | +305% |
| Q4 2025 | $281M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $236.2M | +251% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.8M | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $122M | -34% |
| Q3 2024 | $67.2M | -81% |
COLB has the edge over JPM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
COLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -6.1M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +41.4M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +71.7M shares |
| 5 years | +294% | +209M shares |
| Available history | +289% | +208M shares |
COLB has 280M diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago, despite $721M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $203M |
| Q2 2026 | $203M |
| Q1 2026 | $215M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $399,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $81,000 |
COLB spent $721M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has the edge over COLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
COLB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
COLB has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COLB.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
COLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.8 | Neutral |
COLB's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
COLB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COLB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 20% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
COLB has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
COLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.7 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.8 | 2.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.6 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.2 | 21% above |
COLB's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 21% above its 200-week average.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 45% above its 200-week average.
COLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40.8 | $34.7 | -15% |
| 2021 | $34.7 | $32.3 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | $32.3 | $29.5 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | $29.5 | $26.7 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | $26.7 | $27.1 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | $27.1 | $28.6 | +5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $28.6 | $30.6 | +7% |
COLB has the edge over JPM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 4.5% so far in 2026.