Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 16.75% in Q1 2026, up 711.34% quarter-over-quarter from 2.07% in Q4 2025, and down 265.0% on a YoY basis from 10.15% in Q1 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.75% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 265.0% year-over-year to 16.75%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.42% (down 534.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.01%, down 467.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 16.75% for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from 2.07% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 20.08% in Q4 2024 to a low of 2.07% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 16.78% across 5 years, with a median of 19.33% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 1711 bps in 2023, then tumbled 1802 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 2.85% in 2022, then jumped by 600 bps to 19.96% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 20.08% in 2024, then slumped by 90 bps to 2.07% in 2025, then surged by 711 bps to 16.75% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 16.75% (Q1 2026), 2.07% (Q4 2025), and 19.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 23.49% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 16.75% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.19% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 16.45% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 18.55% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 15.33% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -13.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.32% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.37% |