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

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DateValue
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%