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) Gross margin
Colgate-Palmolive Company's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 60.4%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (60.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 57.0% (fiscal 2022) to 60.8% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 46.3% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.8%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 60.1% | (0.39) |
| FY2024 | 60.5% | 2.29 |
| FY2023 | 58.2% | 1.17 |
| FY2022 | 57.0% | (2.51) |
| FY2021 | 59.6% | (1.27) |
| FY2020 | 60.8% | 1.40 |
| FY2019 | 59.4% | 0.03 |
| FY2018 | 59.4% | (0.66) |
| FY2017 | 60.1% | 0.01 |
| FY2016 | 60.0% | 1.42 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 61.5% | 0.89 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.6% | 0.44 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.2% | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 59.4% | (0.64) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 57.0%
High 60.8%
Ten-year median
59.6%
Current reading's percentile
82
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 75.5% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 74.4% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 60.4% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 58.2% |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 50.2% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 45.7% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 42.3% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 36.8% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 46.3% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.8% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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