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

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $138.0 million in Q1 2026, down 22.03% quarter-over-quarter from $177.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 11.29% on a YoY basis from $124.0 million in Q1 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 $138.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 11.29% year-over-year to $138.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $578.0 million (up 3.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $564.0 million, up 0.53% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $138.0 million for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from $177.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $221.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $108.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $156.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $161.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures jumped 36.92% in 2022, then tumbled 36.41% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $221.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.86% to $197.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 6.6% to $184.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.8% to $177.0 million in 2025, then fell by 22.03% to $138.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $138.0 million (Q1 2026), $177.0 million (Q4 2025), and $155.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.02 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 138.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 139.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 424.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 102.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 31.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 1.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 138.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 138.00 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 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 184.00 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