COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Public ticker
CL on NYSE
Latest financial report
01 May 2026
Company Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 1 identity field
Company location
New York, NY
SEC filing record 1 source field available
Fiscal year end
31 December

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CL - COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Financial Facts

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
Latest reported value
Return On Equity 364%

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.

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Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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  • Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Mar 2026.
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Latest update

Latest update for CL - COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO

New fact period available

Latest financial period: Q1 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.

Update date

01 May 2026

Page type

Company facts

Latest period

Q1 2026

SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 01 May 2026.

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Benchmark Context

How Return On Equity compares

Return On Equity is down about 16% versus the comparable prior period.

Compared with

Compared with COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO's recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.

Why this is notable

Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.

  • Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Peer context will appear when enough companies report a comparable value for this metric.
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How to read key metrics on this page

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Plain-English Guide

How to read Revenue on this page

Revenue is the sales a company reports from customers before most expenses are subtracted.

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Key facts

  • CL - COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 364%.

Change

  • Return On Equity YoY change: -16%.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Mar 2026.

Research use

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-31) highlights Return On Equity 363.6%, Return On Assets 16.1%, and Operating Margin 20.9%.

Valuation Snapshot

SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.

DCF value materially below price Overvalued Medium confidence

-25%

fair value gap

Fair value per share

$67.66

Market price

$90.02

CL - Local security

PEG ratio

8.7x

P/E 34.7x / growth 4%

DCF Growth Assumption

Enterprise value

$53.14B

Equity value

$54.48B

DCF fair value scenarios

Bear

$50.92

Overvalued
Growth
1%
Discount
11%
Terminal
2%

Gap -43%

Base

$67.66

Overvalued
Growth
4%
Discount
10%
Terminal
2.5%

Gap -25%

Bull

$94.03

About fair
Growth
7%
Discount
9%
Terminal
3%

Gap 4.5%

Base growth: DCF Growth Assumption.

Key valuation metrics

EV/Revenue

3.4x

Local security market EV / SEC revenue

EV/EBITDA

18.6x

Local security market EV / SEC EBITDA

P/E

34.7x

Local security market price / SEC EPS

P/S

3.5x

Local security market cap / SEC revenue

P/B

499.8x

Local security market cap / SEC equity

PEG

8.7x

P/E / DCF Growth Assumption

Core assumptions

Projection
5 years
FCF growth
4%
Discount rate
10%
Terminal growth
2.5%

SEC fact inputs

DCF base FCF
$3.65B
Trailing SEC FCF
Reported FCF
$3.65B
Net income
$2.09B
EBITDA
$3.83B
Cash
$1.34B
Debt
n/a
Equity
$145M
Shares
805,100,000

Data confidence notes

  • Dcf base free cash flow: dcf base starts from trailing sec free cash flow
  • Debt missing: equity value treats debt as 0
  • Peg uses dcf growth assumption because historical sec growth is not positive
  • Dcf uses fallback growth assumption because historical free cash flow growth is not positive

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

64.1/100

Balanced Confidence high

Return On Equity

364%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

16%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.02x
Quick Ratio
0.56x
Debt to Equity
16.41x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Watchpoints

Debt-to-equity and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 364% -16%
Return On Assets 16% -28%
Operating Margin 21% -29%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.02x +21%
Quick Ratio 0.56x +31%
Debt-to-equity 16.41x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 4.3%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -28%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 800,189,310 -1.3%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $1,466,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 802,300,000 -1.2%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 805,100,000 -1.2%

Supporting Metrics

These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.

Metric Latest value YoY change
Accounts Payable, Current $2,096,000,000 +16%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $1,889,000,000 +9.5%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $3,871,000,000 +6%
Additional Paid in Capital $4,390,000,000 +4.5%
Assets $16,610,000,000 -0.22%
Assets, Current $6,082,000,000 +4.6%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $1,335,000,000 +20%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $1,335,000,000 +20%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $47,000,000 +194%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 1 0%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 2,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 1,465,706,360 0%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $2,333,000,000 -17%
Cost of Revenue $8,305,000,000 +6%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $211,000,000 0%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $198,000,000 -34%
Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits $18,000,000 +25%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $638,000,000 +5.8%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 2.6 -27%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 2.58 -27%
Goodwill $3,107,000,000 -6.8%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $2,998,000,000 -24%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $782,000,000 -13%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $1,521,000,000 -15%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $96,000,000 -12%
Inventory, Net $2,086,000,000 -1.8%
Liabilities $16,124,000,000 +1.3%
Liabilities and Equity $16,610,000,000 -0.22%
Liabilities, Current $5,934,000,000 -14%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $563,000,000 -23%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $122,000,000 +23%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $747,000,000 +24%
Operating Income (Loss) $3,194,000,000 -26%
Other Assets, Current $772,000,000 -9.4%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $1,067,000,000 -2.1%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $2,055,000,000 -5.7%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $10,887,000,000 +5.9%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $4,622,000,000 +4.7%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $26,816,000,000 +1.5%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $20,795,000,000 +4.3%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $40,000,000 +74%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $145,000,000 -60%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $486,000,000 -34%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY
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