Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $867.0 million for Q2 2026, up 11.73% year-over-year from $776.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 42.36% on a QoQ basis from $609.0 million in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $867.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $867.0 million, up 11.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.9 billion (up 14.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.6 billion, up 2.48% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to $867.0 million in Q2 2026, from $609.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $264.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $753.1 million and a median of $785.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 50.49%; it then jumped 116.67% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $452.0 million in 2022, then surged by 107.74% to $939.0 million in 2023, then increased by 15.55% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 17.6% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then sank by 32.05% to $867.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $867.0 million in Q2 2026, $609.0 million in Q1 2026, and $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 867.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 624.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 556.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 310.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 256.90 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 244.00 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 | 110.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 867.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 766.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 766.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 776.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 776.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 476.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 476.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 873.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 873.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 555.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 555.00 Mn |