Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.47 for Q2 2026, up 13.94% year-over-year from 0.41 in Q2 2025, and down 2.49% on a QoQ basis from 0.48 in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.47 in Q2 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.47, up 13.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.47 (up 13.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.42, down 15.06% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.47 in Q2 2026, from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.56 in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.41 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.49 and a median of 0.5 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio grew 16.16%; it then dropped 17.48% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.56 in 2022, then decreased by 9.69% to 0.5 in 2023, then slipped by 1.43% to 0.5 in 2024, then declined by 15.06% to 0.42 in 2025, then gained by 10.74% to 0.47 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.47 in Q2 2026, 0.48 in Q1 2026, and 0.42 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 0.47 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 0.37 |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.25 |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 0.51 |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.01 |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 0.35 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |