Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 18.11% in Q1 2026, up 929.33% quarter-over-quarter from 1.76% in Q4 2025, and down 380.0% on a YoY basis from 6.47% in Q1 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.11% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 380.0% year-over-year to 18.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.36% (down 617.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.22%, down 501.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 18.11% for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from 1.76% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 21.91% in Q1 2025 to a low of 1.76% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 18.54% across 5 years, with a median of 20.67% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBITDA Margin jumped 1729 bps in 2023, then plunged 1974 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 4.36% in 2022, then jumped by 396 bps to 21.66% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 21.5% in 2024, then plunged by 92 bps to 1.76% in 2025, then jumped by 929 bps to 18.11% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 18.11% (Q1 2026), 1.76% (Q4 2025), and 20.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 21.55%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 8.80%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 18.11%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.62%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 18.09%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 6.71%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 19.81%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.90%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -11.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 21.91%
Jun 30, 2021 23.38%