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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |