Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported EBITDA of $1.25 billion for Q3 2026, up 2.5% from $1.22 billion a year earlier and up 6.5% from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive's EBITDA came in at $3.8 billion, down 22.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.94 billion, down 19.2% from FY2024.
- EBITDA has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA came in at $4.87 billion in FY2024 (+7.1%), $4.55 billion in FY2023 (+32.4%), $3.44 billion in FY2022 (-11.6%) and $3.89 billion in FY2021 (-12.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, EBITDA gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 262.6%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 78.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.17 billion (Q2 2026), $1.12 billion (Q1 2026) and $265 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.54 Bn | 336.10 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 6.75 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.30 Bn | 71.78 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.01 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 599.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 849.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.13 Bn | 32.07 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 700.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.05 Bn | 24.43 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 468.20 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.29 Bn | 10.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 525.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.06 Bn | 5.88 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 76.96 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.07 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.78 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 275.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 265.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 337.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 998.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 507.00 Mn |
Colgate Palmolive EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();