Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $16.33 in Q1 2026, down 13.25% quarter-over-quarter from $18.82 in Q4 2025, and up 5116.57% on a YoY basis from $0.31 in Q1 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $16.33 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 5116.57% year-over-year to $16.33; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $16.33 (up 5116.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $18.82, up 1099.85% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $16.33 for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from $18.82 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $21.11 in Q1 2024 to a low of -$1.97 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $4.14 across 5 years, with a median of $0.35 in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Debt to Equity was 5639.55% in 2024; the steepest drop was 494.53% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$0.35 in 2022, then rose by 9.11% to -$0.32 in 2023, then sank by 494.53% to -$1.88 in 2024, then surged by 1099.85% to $18.82 in 2025, then slipped by 13.25% to $16.33 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $16.33 (Q1 2026), $18.82 (Q4 2025), and $8.54 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - 0.00
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.68
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - 1.82
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 16.33
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.82
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 3.70
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 1.71
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.57
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.03
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.05 Bn 2.76 Bn 326.45 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.33
Dec 31, 2025 18.82
Sep 30, 2025 8.54
Jun 30, 2025 -0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.31
Dec 31, 2024 -1.88
Sep 30, 2024 1.91
Jun 30, 2024 5.57
Mar 31, 2024 21.11
Dec 31, 2023 -0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.35
Jun 30, 2023 2.43
Mar 31, 2023 0.37
Dec 31, 2022 -0.35
Sep 30, 2022 -1.97
Jun 30, 2022 -0.32
Mar 31, 2022 -0.31
Dec 31, 2021 19.91
Sep 30, 2021 2.42
Jun 30, 2021 20.00