Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 17.72% for Q2 2026, down 199.0% year-over-year from 17.9% in Q2 2025, and up 5.77% on a QoQ basis from 16.75% in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.72% in Q2 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 17.72%, down 199.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 13.98% (down 572.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.01%, down 467.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 17.72% in Q2 2026, from 16.75% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 20.08% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 2.07% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 16.83% and a median of 19.21% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EBT Margin surged 1711 bps; it then slumped 1802 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 2.85% in 2022, then soared by 600 bps to 19.96% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 20.08% in 2024, then tumbled by 90 bps to 2.07% in 2025, then jumped by 758 bps to 17.72% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBT Margin figures were 17.72% in Q2 2026, 16.75% in Q1 2026, and 2.07% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 18.55% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 17.72% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.12% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 4.82% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 16.73% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 10.93% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.32% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 19.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.72% |
| 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% |