Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's EBITDA Margin came in at 21.84% for Q2 2026, down 2.25 percentage points from 24.09% a year earlier but up 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported EBITDA Margin of 17.93%, down 6.48 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 25.08% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.15 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 21.04% (Q1 2026), 5.07% (Q4 2025) and 23.72% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 22.46% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 21.84% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.38% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 21.34% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.10% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 25.03% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 28.34% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 26.81% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 18.01% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 16.06% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.08% |
Colgate Palmolive EBITDA Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();