Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 747000000.0 in Q1 2026, up 24.5% year-on-year from 600000000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 48.59% quarter-over-quarter from 1453000000.0 in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 24.5% year-over-year to 747000000.0 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4345000000.0, a 7.92% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4198000000.0, up 2.22% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations declined to 747000000.0 in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from 1453000000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 1453000000.0 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 386000000.0 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 884000000.0 (2025), against an average of 903117647.06.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations tumbled 39.15% in 2022 and jumped 90.41% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Cash from Operations 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 plunged by 48.59% to 747000000.0 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Cash from Operations figures stand at 747000000.0 (Q1 2026), 1453000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 1261000000.0 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 4.05 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 747.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 489.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 745.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 412.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 174.80 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | -122.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 102.46 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |