Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
86.06
0.74
0.87%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $68.3B
- P/E
- 33.9×
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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Free cash flow margin
Colgate-Palmolive Company's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 18.3%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.6% (fiscal 2022) to 20.1% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 2.89% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.66%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.8% | 0.19 |
| FY2024 | 17.6% | 2.02 |
| FY2023 | 15.6% | 5.01 |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | (5.22) |
| FY2021 | 15.8% | (4.26) |
| FY2020 | 20.1% | 2.26 |
| FY2019 | 17.8% | 0.97 |
| FY2018 | 16.9% | 0.39 |
| FY2017 | 16.5% | (0.69) |
| FY2016 | 17.2% | 3.02 |
Against its own ten years
Low 10.6%
High 20.1%
Ten-year median
16.9%
Current reading's percentile
91
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 18.3% |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 18.0% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 15.9% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 11.3% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 8.81% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 6.03% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 2.89% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.66% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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