Colgate Palmolive (CL) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Dividends Paid - Common was $429 million in Q3 2026, up 2.1% from $420 million a year earlier but down 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Colgate Palmolive's Dividends Paid - Common was $1.83 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.82 billion, up 1.9% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $1.79 billion in FY2024 (+2.3%), $1.75 billion in FY2023 (+3.4%), $1.69 billion in FY2022 (+0.7%) and $1.68 billion in FY2021 (+1.5%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has moved between $378 million (Q1 2022) and $523 million (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 4.8%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 2.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $462 million (Q2 2026), $417 million (Q1 2026) and $523 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 429.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 425.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | - |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 151.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | -40.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 429.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 462.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 417.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 523.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 420.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 474.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 406.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 514.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 408.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 473.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 394.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 506.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 396.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 457.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 390.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 485.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 392.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 436.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 378.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 496.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();