Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$137 million for Q3 2026, compared with -$154 million a year earlier.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$484 million; for FY2025, it came in at -$817 million.
- Going back by year, Cash from Investing Activities was -$534 million in FY2024, -$742 million in FY2023, -$1.6 billion in FY2022 and -$592 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Investing Activities is -$946 million (Q3 2022) to -$80 million (Q4 2024).
- Business Quant data shows CL's Cash from Investing Activities at -$122 million (Q2 2026), -$122 million (Q1 2026) and -$103 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | -1.46 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | -137.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | -61.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | -79.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 213.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | -40.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | -35.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | -2.55 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | -42.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | -47.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -137.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -103.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -154.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -401.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -159.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -80.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -111.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -193.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -143.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -264.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -173.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -946.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -341.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -141.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -130.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Cash from Investing Activities 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-from-investing-activities&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "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-from-investing-activities&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();