Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's EBIT Margin was 20.26% in Q3 2026, down 0.37 percentage points from 20.64% a year earlier but up 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Colgate Palmolive's EBIT Margin was 14.85% through Sep 30, 2026, down 6.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.22%, down 5.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -7.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was 21.23% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 20.48% in FY2023 (+4.37 pp), 16.10% in FY2022 (-3.02 pp) and 19.13% in FY2021 (-4.46 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between 1.76% (Q4 2025) and 21.91% (Q1 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 17.29 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 19.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.95% (Q2 2026), 18.11% (Q1 2026) and 1.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.29% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();