Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Cash from Operations of $995 million in Q2 2026, up 12.6% from $884 million a year earlier and up 33.2% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Colgate Palmolive's Cash from Operations came in at $4.46 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 13.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.2 billion, up 2.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $4.11 billion in FY2024 (+9.7%), $3.75 billion in FY2023 (+46.5%), $2.56 billion in FY2022 (-23.1%) and $3.33 billion in FY2021 (-10.6%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has ranged from $386 million in Q1 2022 to $1.45 billion in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 90.4% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 39.2% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $747 million (Q1 2026), $1.45 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.26 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 344.85 Bn | 300.84 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.93 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 995.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 34.39 Bn | 30.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 688.00 Mn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.18 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 576.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.92 Bn | 30.25 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 908.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.52 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 286.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.87 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 330.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.99 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 111.67 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 102.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.69 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 45.58 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 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();