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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Colgate Palmolive has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $18.82 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Debt to Equity at $18.82 for Q4 2025, up 28.83% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $18.82 (up 28.83% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $18.82, up 28.83%.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 was $18.82 at Colgate Palmolive, up from $8.54 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt to Equity for CL hit a ceiling of $23.67 in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$2.03 in Q1 2024.
  • Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $1.94 (2021), compared with a mean of $5.07.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: crashed 719.68% in 2022 and later surged 2997.01% in 2025.
  • Colgate Palmolive's Debt to Equity stood at $2.2 in 2021, then rose by 12.01% to $2.47 in 2022, then surged by 127.63% to $5.62 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 160.0% to $14.61 in 2024, then rose by 28.83% to $18.82 in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Debt to Equity were $18.82 (Q4 2025), $8.54 (Q3 2025), and $1.68 (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.