Colgate Palmolive (CL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$19.0 million in Q1 2026, down 115.32% year-on-year from $124.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 110.73% quarter-over-quarter from $177.0 million in Q4 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$19.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 115.32% year-over-year to -$19.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $421.0 million, a 1503.33% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $564.0 million, up 2114.29% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures declined to -$19.0 million in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from $177.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $221.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$405.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $155.0 million (2025), against an average of $112.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 305.58% in 2024 and surged 143.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $221.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.86% to $197.0 million in 2023, then sank by 305.58% to -$405.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 143.7% to $177.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 110.73% to -$19.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Capital Expenditures figures stand at -$19.0 million (Q1 2026), $177.0 million (Q4 2025), and $155.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.02 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn -19.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 139.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 424.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 102.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 1.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 177.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 155.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 108.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 108.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 124.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 124.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -405.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -405.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 134.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 134.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 117.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 126.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 197.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 197.00 Mn