Colgate Palmolive (CL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported Ending Cash Balance of $1.53 billion for Q3 2026, up 19.4% from $1.28 billion a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Colgate Palmolive posted Ending Cash Balance of $1.29 billion, up 17.5% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $1.1 billion in FY2024 (+13.5%), $966 million in FY2023 (+24.6%), $775 million in FY2022 (-6.9%) and $832 million in FY2021 (-6.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 12.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 35.5%); the low point was Q1 2022 (a decline of 11.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.37 billion (Q2 2026), $1.34 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.29 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 15.37 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 446.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 187.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 350.80 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 794.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 966.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 951.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 819.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 867.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 775.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 938.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 858.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 877.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 832.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();