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) Net margin

Colgate-Palmolive Company's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.68%, down 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.63% (fiscal 2015) to 16.4% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.61% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.54%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 10.5% (3.91)
FY2024 14.4% 2.55
FY2023 11.8% 1.89
FY2022 9.93% (2.50)
FY2021 12.4% (3.93)
FY2020 16.4% 1.28
FY2019 15.1% (0.36)
FY2018 15.4% 2.34
FY2017 13.1% (2.96)
FY2016 16.1% 7.43

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 12.9% 0.80
Mar 2026 12.1% 12.82
Dec 2025 −0.69% (15.01)
Sep 2025 14.3% (0.22)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 8.63% High 16.4%
Ten-year median 13.1%
Current reading's percentile 27

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare 18.1%
UL Unilever PLC compare 12.0%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 12.0%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 11.8%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 10.8%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company 9.68%
CLX The Clorox Company compare 8.74%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 3.38%
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 1.21%
Household & Personal Products industry median 0.61%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.54%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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