Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 16.75% in Q1 2026, down 265.0% year-on-year from 10.15% in Q1 2025, and up 711.34% quarter-over-quarter from 2.07% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 265.0% year-over-year to 16.75% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.42%, a 534.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.01%, down 467.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 16.75% in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from 2.07% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 20.08% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 2.07% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 19.33% (2025), against an average of 16.78%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 1711 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1802 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBT Margin 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 plunged by 90 bps to 2.07% in 2025, then surged by 711 bps to 16.75% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL EBT Margin figures stand at 16.75% (Q1 2026), 2.07% (Q4 2025), and 19.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.30 Bn | 333.00 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 23.49% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.17 Bn | 123.69 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.43 Bn | 72.09 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 16.75% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.18 Bn | 37.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.19% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.86 Bn | 36.32 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 16.45% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.63 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 4.82% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.33 Bn | 22.82 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 18.55% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.74 Bn | 10.55 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 15.33% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.41 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.32% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.70 Bn | 4.41 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% |