Colgate Palmolive (CL) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Accounts Payables was $2.12 billion in Q2 2026, up 18.2% from $1.79 billion a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Accounts Payables at Colgate Palmolive came in at $2.09 billion, up 15.7% from FY2024.
- Accounts Payables has now increased for ten consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Accounts Payables was $1.81 billion in FY2024 (+6.3%), $1.7 billion in FY2023 (+9.5%), $1.55 billion in FY2022 (+4.9%) and $1.48 billion in FY2021 (+6.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Accounts Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Accounts Payables has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Accounts Payables over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 22.5%); the worst was Q3 2023 (a decline of 3.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's Accounts Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.09 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.87 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Accounts Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 369.35 Bn | 325.11 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 16.31 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 75.00 Bn | 69.72 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 37.95 Bn | 26.03 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.83 Bn | 32.44 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.75 Bn | 32.95 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.94 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 775.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.48 Bn | 8.76 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 95.92 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.80 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 433.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 676.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.26 Bn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Accounts Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accounts-payables", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();