Colgate Palmolive CL
NYSE CL
$88.06 -0.35 (-0.40%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 10:37 AM EDT

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Debt Ratio of 0.47 for Q2 2026, down 2.51% on a QoQ basis from 0.48 in Q1 2026, and down 6.65% year-over-year from 0.5 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 6.65% year-over-year to 0.47 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.47, a 6.65% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.49, down 8.83% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.47 for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.56 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.47 in Q2 2026.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.51, with a median of 0.51 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Debt Ratio advanced 15.68% in 2022, then retreated 8.83% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.56 in 2022, then slipped by 6.19% to 0.52 in 2023, then gained by 2.64% to 0.54 in 2024, then fell by 8.83% to 0.49 in 2025, then decreased by 4.33% to 0.47 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.47 (Q2 2026), 0.48 (Q1 2026), and 0.49 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.36 Bn 68.99 Bn 3.30 Bn 0.47
2 Kenvue 34.53 Bn 33.42 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.32
3 Kimberly Clark 33.25 Bn 32.30 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.35
4 Bath & Body Works 3.98 Bn 3.19 Bn 692.00 Mn 0.75
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.37 Bn 2.30 Bn - 0.28
6 Perrigo 2.01 Bn 1.61 Bn 313.90 Mn 0.44
7 Herbalife 1.28 Bn 911.72 Mn 1.03 Bn 0.71
8 Edgewell Personal Care 1.26 Bn 866.04 Mn 242.50 Mn 0.36
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - 0.96
10 Honest Company 620.00 Mn 514.11 Mn 40.36 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.47
Mar 31, 2026 0.48
Dec 31, 2025 0.49
Sep 30, 2025 0.48
Jun 30, 2025 0.50
Mar 31, 2025 0.50
Dec 31, 2024 0.54
Sep 30, 2024 0.50
Jun 30, 2024 0.53
Mar 31, 2024 0.52
Dec 31, 2023 0.52
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