Colgate Palmolive (CL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$18.0 million in Q1 2026, up 84.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$117.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 25.0% on a YoY basis from -$14.4 million in Q1 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$18.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 25.0% year-over-year to -$18.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$103.0 million (up 8.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$109.0 million, down 41.56% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$18.0 million for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from -$117.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $47.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$136.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$22.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7.0 million in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 1466.67% in 2023; the steepest drop was 1411.11% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$65.0 million in 2022, then surged by 116.92% to $11.0 million in 2023, then surged by 90.91% to $21.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 657.14% to -$117.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 84.62% to -$18.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$18.0 million (Q1 2026), -$117.0 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -18.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -18.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 28.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -33.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 4.50 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -18.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -117.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -104.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -136.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -65.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -71.00 Mn