Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's EBITDA Margin came in at 23.23% for Q3 2026, down 0.49 percentage points from 23.72% a year earlier but up 1.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported EBITDA Margin of 17.87%, down 6.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.31%, down 4.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of -7.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 24.24% in FY2024 (+0.85 pp), 23.39% in FY2023 (+4.25 pp), 19.14% in FY2022 (-3.18 pp) and 22.32% in FY2021 (-4.54 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 5.07% (Q4 2025) to 24.92% (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 17.41 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 19.42 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CL's EBITDA Margin at 21.84% (Q2 2026), 21.04% (Q1 2026) and 5.07% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.27 Bn | 340.83 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 28.99% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 78.00 Bn | 72.48 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.23% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.51 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 16.12% |
| 4 | Kimberly Clark | 37.17 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 16.93% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 21.85% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.27 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 29.22% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.62 Bn | 10.88 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 27.56% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.08 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 14.78% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.17 Bn | 4.86 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 17.27% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.68 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 18.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.23% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.51% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();