Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Cash & Current Investments of $1.53 billion in Q3 2026, up 19.4% from $1.28 billion a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Colgate Palmolive reported Cash & Current Investments of $1.29 billion, up 17.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.1 billion in FY2024 (+13.5%), $966 million in FY2023 (+24.6%), $775 million in FY2022 (-6.9%) and $832 million in FY2021 (-6.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Current Investments in the last five years was growth of 35.5% in Q2 2024, against a decline of 11.9% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.37 billion (Q2 2026), $1.34 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.29 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 15.37 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 446.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 184.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 350.80 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 794.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 966.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 951.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 819.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 867.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 775.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 938.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 858.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 877.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 832.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();