Colgate Palmolive CL
NYSE CL
$87.80 -0.61 (-0.69%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 9:53 AM EDT

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

Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Free Cash Flow of $867.0 million for Q2 2026, up 42.36% on a QoQ basis from $609.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 11.73% year-over-year from $776.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 11.73% year-over-year to $867.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.9 billion, a 14.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.6 billion, up 2.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $867.0 million for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from $609.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $264.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $753.1 million, with a median of $785.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 50.49% in 2022, then surged 116.67% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $452.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 107.74% to $939.0 million in 2023, then gained by 15.55% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 17.6% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 32.05% to $867.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $867.0 million (Q2 2026), $609.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.16 Bn 68.79 Bn 3.30 Bn 867.00 Mn
2 Kenvue 34.57 Bn 33.46 Bn 2.30 Bn 624.00 Mn
3 Kimberly Clark 33.33 Bn 32.38 Bn 1.60 Bn 556.00 Mn
4 Bath & Body Works 3.95 Bn 3.16 Bn 692.00 Mn -
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.36 Bn 2.30 Bn - -
6 Perrigo 1.99 Bn 1.59 Bn 313.90 Mn 68.30 Mn
7 Herbalife 1.27 Bn 897.09 Mn 1.03 Bn 21.60 Mn
8 Edgewell Personal Care 1.26 Bn 861.89 Mn 242.50 Mn 103.10 Mn
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - -
10 Honest Company 621.22 Mn 515.32 Mn 40.36 Mn 31.49 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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