Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 16.17% for Q2 2026, up 99.0% year-over-year from 8.13% in Q2 2025, and up 41.38% on a QoQ basis from 11.44% in Q1 2026.
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.
- FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 16.17%, up 99.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 18.33% (up 148.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.83%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin rose to 16.17% in Q2 2026, from 11.44% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 24.4% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 6.0% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 15.16% and a median of 15.68% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin sank 1097 bps; it then jumped 921 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 9.76% in 2022, then soared by 94 bps to 18.97% in 2023, then increased by 16 bps to 21.94% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 24.4% in 2025, then slumped by 34 bps to 16.17% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 16.17% in Q2 2026, 11.44% in Q1 2026, and 24.4% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 19.37% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 16.17% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.78% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 13.27% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 8.35% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 16.79% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 12.53% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 23.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.85% |
| 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% |