• Columbia Sportswear average operating margin for 2023 was 9.8%, a 24.73% decline from 2022.
• Columbia Sportswear average operating margin for 2022 was 13.02%, a 12.63% decline from 2021.
• Columbia Sportswear average operating margin for 2021 was 11.56%, a 54.96% increase from 2020.

Operating margin can be defined as operating margin measurement of what proportion of a company's revenue is left over after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw materials, etc.