Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.41 for Q3 2026, up 8.9% from 0.38 a year earlier but down 22.4% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Colgate Palmolive was 0.48, down 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.50, down 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Colgate Palmolive's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.50 in FY2024 (-12.3%), 0.58 in FY2023 (-36.7%), 0.91 in FY2022 (+49.3%) and 0.61 in FY2021 (+21.8%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.38 in Q3 2025 to a high of 1.43 in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 97.5%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 52.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.53 (Q2 2026), 0.68 (Q1 2026) and 0.41 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 0.41 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.86 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | - |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 1.44 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| 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 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();