Colgate-Palmolive Company
CL Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
Colgate-Palmolive Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.4 billion, up 1.40% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.91%, EPS fell 5.43%, free cash flow grew 11.7% and total debt fell 10.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Return on equity
Colgate-Palmolive Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 251.9%, down 217.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (469.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18,081.5% (fiscal 2016) to 1,556.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 2.12% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 2.80%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 469.1% | 84.15 |
| FY2024 | 384.9% | 124.02 |
| FY2023 | 260.9% | 60.02 |
| FY2022 | 200.9% | (8.17) |
| FY2021 | 209.1% | (115.82) |
| FY2020 | 324.9% | (302.13) |
| FY2019 | 627.0% | (463.89) |
| FY2018 | 1,090.9% | (466.01) |
| FY2017 | 1,556.9% | 19,638.40 |
| FY2016 | −18,081.5% | (18,287.89) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 251.9% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 160.0% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 119.3% |
| PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) compare | 30.0% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.0% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 6.04% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 4.75% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 2.12% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 2.80% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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