Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Cash from Operations of $995.0 million for Q2 2026, up 33.2% on a QoQ basis from $747.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 12.56% year-over-year from $884.0 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Cash from Operations for 18 years, with the latest figure at $995.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 12.56% year-over-year to $995.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $4.5 billion, a 13.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.2 billion, up 2.22% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $995.0 million for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from $747.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash from Operations was $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $386.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is $908.2 million, with a median of $926.5 million recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Operations slumped 39.15% in 2022, then soared 90.41% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $673.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 68.8% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.71% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 14.5% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then sank by 31.52% to $995.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $995.0 million (Q2 2026), $747.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.36 Bn | 68.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 995.00 Mn |
| 2 | Kenvue | 34.53 Bn | 33.42 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 688.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kimberly Clark | 33.25 Bn | 32.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 908.00 Mn |
| 4 | Bath & Body Works | 3.98 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 692.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | 2.37 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Perrigo | 2.01 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 313.90 Mn | 82.60 Mn |
| 7 | Herbalife | 1.28 Bn | 911.72 Mn | 1.03 Bn | 32.90 Mn |
| 8 | Edgewell Personal Care | 1.26 Bn | 866.04 Mn | 242.50 Mn | 118.70 Mn |
| 9 | TFA Therapeutics | 1.02 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Honest Company | 620.00 Mn | 514.11 Mn | 40.36 Mn | 32.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 995.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 747.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 884.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 600.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 990.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 681.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 722.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 735.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 673.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 969.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 528.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 994.00 Mn |