Colgate Palmolive (CL) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's EPS (Basic) was $0.94 in Q3 2026, up 3.6% from $0.91 a year earlier and up 8.7% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Colgate Palmolive's EPS (Basic) was $2.58 through Sep 30, 2026, down 28.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.64, down 25.3% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EPS (Basic) was $3.53 in FY2024 (+26.9%), $2.78 in FY2023 (+30.3%), $2.13 in FY2022 (-16.7%) and $2.56 in FY2021 (-18.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Basic) was higher in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 0.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 85.5%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 96.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's EPS (Basic) in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $0.87 (Q2 2026), $0.81 (Q1 2026) and -$0.05 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.54 Bn | 336.10 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 2.04 |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.30 Bn | 71.78 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 0.94 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.01 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 0.64 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.13 Bn | 32.07 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.39 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.05 Bn | 24.43 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 0.90 |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.29 Bn | 10.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 1.40 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.06 Bn | 5.88 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 0.51 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.07 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 0.28 |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.78 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 0.55 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.90 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.87 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();