Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Cash from Operations of 747000000.0 in Q1 2026, down 48.59% quarter-over-quarter from 1453000000.0 in Q4 2025, and up 24.5% on a YoY basis from 600000000.0 in Q1 2025.

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

Colgate Palmolive's Cash from Operations history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 747000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 24.5% year-over-year to 747000000.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4345000000.0 (up 7.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4198000000.0, up 2.22% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 747000000.0 for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from 1453000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 1453000000.0 in Q4 2025 to a low of 386000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Operations has averaged 903117647.06 across 5 years, with a median of 884000000.0 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Operations tumbled 39.15% in 2022, then surged 90.41% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 673000000.0 in 2022, then soared by 68.8% to 1136000000.0 in 2023, then climbed by 11.71% to 1269000000.0 in 2024, then grew by 14.5% to 1453000000.0 in 2025, then slumped by 48.59% to 747000000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 747000000.0 (Q1 2026), 1453000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 1261000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 4.05 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 747.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 489.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 745.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 412.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 174.80 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -122.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 102.46 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 747.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 747.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 884.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 884.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 600.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 600.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 990.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 990.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 681.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 681.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.14 Bn