Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q2 2026, down 12.76% year-over-year from 0.61 in Q2 2025, and down 22.18% on a QoQ basis from 0.68 in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.53 in Q2 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.53, down 12.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.47 (down 11.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.5, down 0.57% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.53 in Q2 2026, from 0.68 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.43 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.38 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.68 and a median of 0.58 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio surged 97.51%; it then sank 52.38% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.07 in 2022, then sank by 49.78% to 0.54 in 2023, then declined by 12.09% to 0.47 in 2024, then slipped by 13.48% to 0.41 in 2025, then jumped by 30.01% to 0.53 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.53 in Q2 2026, 0.68 in Q1 2026, and 0.41 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.64 |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 0.53 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.64 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.76 |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 0.41 |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.28 |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | - |
| 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 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.85 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.45 |