Colgate Palmolive (CL) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Change in Accrued Expenses came in at $130 million for Q3 2026, down 53.2% from $278 million a year earlier and down 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported Change in Accrued Expenses of $475 million, up 116.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $251 million, down 51.4% from FY2024.
- Change in Accrued Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Change in Accrued Expenses was $516 million in FY2024 (+67.0%), $309 million in FY2023, -$115 million in FY2022 and $14 million in FY2021 (-97.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Accrued Expenses is -$191 million (Q2 2025) to $278 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Change in Accrued Expenses increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 26.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Accrued Expenses over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 786.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 91.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CL's Change in Accrued Expenses at $135 million (Q2 2026), -$11 million (Q1 2026) and $221 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accrued Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 78.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | -68.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 42.13 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 157.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 135.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 221.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 278.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -191.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 133.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -124.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 176.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 121.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Change in Accrued Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();