CL
Colgate-Palmolive Company
85.30$
-0.7%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Sep 24, 2026
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.8 | 31.6 | 34.9 | 43.2 | 37.3 | 30.0 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 27.3 | 29.3 | 43.8 | 24.1 | 33.1 | 21.6 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 33.4 | 37.0 | 28.7 | 25.9 | 30.1 | |
| 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 22.1 | 27.0 | 40.6 | 86.5 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 21.0 | 24.2 | 46.2 | – | 3,456.2 | 275.8 | 263.7 | 106.2 | 66.7 | 74.5 | 82.0 | 69.1 | 137.4 | 175.6 | |
| 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | |
| 9.3 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 17.5 | 13.8 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.9 | |
| 31.5 | 37.8 | 38.6 | 46.3 | 33.9 | 29.6 | 23.9 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 22.6 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 26.8 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 26.2 | 35.5 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 17.6 | |
| 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.7% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52.7% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 57.4% | 54.4% | 55.1% | 54.6% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.2% | 56.2% | 57.1% | 56.5% | 58.9% | 59.0% | 57.5% | 58.0% | 58.7% | 58.5% | 58.4% | 60.1% | 60.3% | 59.2% | 59.1% | 60.3% | 59.1% | 56.5% | 57.8% | 60.2% | 60.1% | |
| 14.2% | 15.0% | 16.5% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 24.4% | 24.2% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 25.9% | 24.8% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 22.3% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 21.3% | |
| 7.3% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 8.6% | 16.1% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 12.4% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 14.4% | 10.5% | |
| 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 20.1% | 15.8% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 17.6% | 17.8% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2% | 34.0% | 40.7% | 51.1% | 72.5% | 135.5% | 367.8% | 160.2% | 88.1% | 100.1% | 95.9% | 72.5% | 101.8% | 70.3% | 78.2% | 95.7% | 103.4% | 88.4% | 157.4% | – | 14,358.8% | 832.9% | 1,218.3% | 424.2% | 244.8% | 223.1% | 221.5% | 240.3% | 531.1% | 584.1% | |
| 8.0% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 19.7% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 11.6% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 19.7% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 14.4% | 11.3% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 13.1% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 154 | 275 | 347 | 2,772 | 3,066 | 3,436 | 2,838 | 3,356 | 3,106 | 3,182 | 3,087 | 3,228 | 5,403 | 5,749 | 8,362 | 4,346 | 4,695 | 5,059 | 5,601 | 5,218 | 5,042 | 5,640 | 14,297 | 6,850 | 6,601 | 8,099 | 7,678 | 6,960 | 6,818 | |
| 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | |
| 25.7% | 28.9% | 27.1% | 24.7% | 20.2% | 12.1% | 4.9% | 11.9% | 17.4% | 15.9% | 15.4% | 23.7% | 19.3% | 29.3% | 25.2% | 20.0% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 10.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2.2% | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | – | 384.3 | 27.1 | 32.3 | 27.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 14.8 | 22.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.63 | 1.83 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 1.52 | 2.72 | 2.28 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 3.14 | 2.55 | 2.13 | 2.77 | 3.51 | 2.63 | |
| 6.99 | 7.11 | 7.05 | 7.31 | 7.63 | 7.92 | 8.04 | 8.73 | 9.48 | 10.46 | 11.36 | 12.91 | 14.33 | 14.61 | 15.23 | 17.01 | 17.79 | 18.53 | 18.69 | 17.63 | 16.91 | 17.41 | 17.81 | 18.22 | 19.17 | 20.54 | 21.42 | 23.46 | 24.44 | 25.13 | |
| 1.62 | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.20 | 0.71 | 0.30 | 0.78 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.31 | 2.24 | 1.80 | 3.10 | 2.76 | 2.58 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 1.50 | -0.05 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 1.28 | 1.14 | 0.96 | 1.15 | 0.66 | 0.45 | |
| 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.74 | 2.70 | 2.75 | 2.48 | 2.84 | 2.82 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.85 | 3.25 | 2.22 | 3.67 | 4.31 | 4.48 | |
Data as of: September 24, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.