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

Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$122.0 million in Q1 2026, up 23.27% year-on-year from -$99.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$103.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Colgate Palmolive's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$122.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 23.27% year-over-year to -$122.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$780.0 million, a 56.0% decrease 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 declined to -$122.0 million in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from -$103.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$80.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$946.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$159.0 million (2025), against an average of -$224.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 446.82% in 2022 and jumped 82.98% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$173.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 17.34% to -$143.0 million in 2023, then soared by 44.06% to -$80.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 28.75% to -$103.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 18.45% to -$122.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$122.0 million (Q1 2026), -$103.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$154.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 347.06 Bn 334.76 Bn 10.51 Bn -665.00 Mn
2 Unilever 134.41 Bn 123.93 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.79 Bn 72.46 Bn 3.23 Bn -122.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.24 Bn 37.13 Bn 2.30 Bn -167.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.93 Bn 36.39 Bn 1.53 Bn -355.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.60 Bn 26.47 Bn 2.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.38 Bn 22.87 Bn 681.40 Mn -33.50 Mn
8 Clorox 11.75 Bn 10.57 Bn 722.00 Mn -43.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.34 Bn 6.20 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.67 Bn 4.38 Bn 326.45 Mn -2.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 -143.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -143.00 Mn