Colgate Palmolive CL
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 9:55 AM EDT

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$122.0 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$122.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 69.58% year-over-year from -$71.9 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 69.58% year-over-year to -$122.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$501.0 million, a 36.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$817.0 million, down 53.0% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$122.0 million for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, roughly flat from -$122.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$80.0 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$946.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$218.8 million, with a median of -$156.5 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 446.82% in 2022, then soared 82.98% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$173.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 17.34% to -$143.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 44.06% to -$80.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 28.75% to -$103.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.45% to -$122.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$122.0 million (Q2 2026), -$122.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$103.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.16 Bn 68.79 Bn 3.30 Bn -122.00 Mn
2 Kenvue 34.57 Bn 33.46 Bn 2.30 Bn -78.00 Mn
3 Kimberly Clark 33.33 Bn 32.38 Bn 1.60 Bn -410.00 Mn
4 Bath & Body Works 3.95 Bn 3.16 Bn 692.00 Mn -
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.36 Bn 2.30 Bn - -
6 Perrigo 1.99 Bn 1.59 Bn 313.90 Mn 349.40 Mn
7 Herbalife 1.27 Bn 897.09 Mn 1.03 Bn -21.60 Mn
8 Edgewell Personal Care 1.26 Bn 861.89 Mn 242.50 Mn -14.10 Mn
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - -
10 Honest Company 621.22 Mn 515.32 Mn 40.36 Mn -762,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 -173.00 Mn