Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Free Cash Flow of $867 million for Q2 2026, up 11.7% from $776 million a year earlier and up 42.4% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Colgate Palmolive was $3.86 billion, up 14.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.63 billion, up 2.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Colgate Palmolive's Free Cash Flow was $3.55 billion in FY2024 (+16.6%), $3.04 billion in FY2023 (+63.4%), $1.86 billion in FY2022 (-32.6%) and $2.76 billion in FY2021 (-16.7%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $264 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $1.28 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 116.7%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 50.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $609 million (Q1 2026), $1.28 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.11 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 867.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 624.00 Mn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 425.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 556.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 256.90 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 244.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 110.23 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 45.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 44.56 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 609.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 776.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 476.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 873.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 555.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 939.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 991.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 538.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 572.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 452.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 794.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 350.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 264.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 913.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 857.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Free Cash Flow API
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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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();