Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$122.0 million for Q2 2026, up 69.58% year-over-year from -$71.9 million in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from -$122.0 million in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$122.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 came in at -$122.0 million, up 69.58% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$501.0 million (up 36.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$817.0 million, down 53.0% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities steadied at -$122.0 million in Q2 2026, from -$122.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$80.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$946.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$218.8 million and a median of -$156.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities slumped 446.82%; it then surged 82.98% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$173.0 million in 2022, then gained by 17.34% to -$143.0 million in 2023, then surged by 44.06% to -$80.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 28.75% to -$103.0 million in 2025, then fell by 18.45% to -$122.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$122.0 million in Q2 2026, -$122.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$103.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | -1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | -122.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -78.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -410.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -96.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | -328.40 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | -2.18 Bn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | -1.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -122.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -103.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -103.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -154.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -154.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -401.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -401.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -159.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -159.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -80.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -80.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -111.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -111.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -193.00 Mn |