Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $609.0 million in Q1 2026, down 52.27% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and up 27.94% on a YoY basis from $476.0 million in Q1 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $609.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 27.94% year-over-year to $609.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.8 billion (up 8.65% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.6 billion, up 2.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $609.0 million for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $264.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $746.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $776.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow tumbled 50.49% in 2022, then jumped 116.67% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $452.0 million in 2022, then soared by 107.74% to $939.0 million in 2023, then rose by 15.55% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 17.6% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then plunged by 52.27% to $609.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $609.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 609.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 609.00 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 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.09 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
Dec 31, 2023 939.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 939.00 Mn