Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
- Market cap
- $68.3B
- P/E
- 33.9×
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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) trades at a price to free cash flow of 17.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.1× (January 2026) to 35.1× (January 2023); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is in line with the Household & Personal Products industry median of 17.7× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 13.5×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.6× | (16.26%) |
| FY2024 | 21.0× | (4.42%) |
| FY2023 | 22.0× | (36.70%) |
| FY2022 | 34.7× | 32.74% |
| FY2021 | 26.1× | 18.09% |
| FY2020 | 22.1× | 4.75% |
| FY2019 | 21.1× | 6.87% |
| FY2018 | 19.8× | (24.03%) |
| FY2017 | 26.0× | 16.17% |
| FY2016 | 22.4× | (15.47%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 19.0× | 4.65% |
| Mar 2026 | 18.2× | 3.23% |
| Dec 2025 | 17.6× | (6.24%) |
| Sep 2025 | 18.8× | (14.18%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | n/m |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 17.5× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 17.6× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 17.8× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 20.5× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 21.0× |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 21.8× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 25.2× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 25.8× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 17.7× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 13.5× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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