Colgate Palmolive CL
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 9:51 AM EDT

Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted FCF Margin of 16.17% for Q2 2026, up 41.38% on a QoQ basis from 11.44% in Q1 2026, and up 99.0% year-over-year from 8.13% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 16.17% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 99.0% year-over-year to 16.17% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 18.33%, a 148.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.83%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 16.17% for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from 11.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 24.4% in Q4 2025, with the low at 6.0% in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 15.16%, with a median of 15.68% recorded in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin sank 1097 bps in 2022, then surged 921 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 9.76% in 2022, then surged by 94 bps to 18.97% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 21.94% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 24.4% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 16.17% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 16.17% (Q2 2026), 11.44% (Q1 2026), and 24.4% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.19 Bn 68.82 Bn 3.30 Bn 16.17%
2 Kenvue 34.67 Bn 33.56 Bn 2.30 Bn 15.78%
3 Kimberly Clark 33.45 Bn 32.49 Bn 1.60 Bn 13.27%
4 Bath & Body Works 3.95 Bn 3.15 Bn 692.00 Mn -
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.38 Bn 2.31 Bn - -
6 Perrigo 2.02 Bn 1.62 Bn 313.90 Mn 6.68%
7 Herbalife 1.27 Bn 894.99 Mn 1.03 Bn 1.63%
8 Edgewell Personal Care 1.26 Bn 863.27 Mn 242.50 Mn 18.08%
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - -
10 Honest Company 623.99 Mn 518.09 Mn 40.36 Mn 37.80%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 16.17%
Mar 31, 2026 11.44%
Dec 31, 2025 24.40%
Sep 30, 2025 21.56%
Jun 30, 2025 15.19%
Mar 31, 2025 9.69%
Dec 31, 2024 21.94%
Sep 30, 2024 20.52%
Jun 30, 2024 17.26%
Mar 31, 2024 10.96%
Dec 31, 2023 18.97%
Sep 30, 2023 20.16%
Jun 30, 2023 11.16%
Mar 31, 2023 11.99%
Dec 31, 2022 9.76%
Sep 30, 2022 17.82%
Jun 30, 2022 7.81%
Mar 31, 2022 6.00%
Dec 31, 2021 20.74%
Sep 30, 2021 19.42%