Colgate Palmolive (CL) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Income from Continuing Operations was $719 million in Q2 2026, down 7.0% from $773 million a year earlier but up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Colgate Palmolive's Income from Continuing Operations was $2.16 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 29.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.26 billion, down 25.8% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income from Continuing Operations was $3.05 billion in FY2024 (+24.2%), $2.46 billion in FY2023 (+24.8%), $1.97 billion in FY2022 (-15.9%) and $2.34 billion in FY2021 (-18.3%).
- Quarterly Income from Continuing Operations has moved between -$5 million (Q4 2025) and $779 million (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income from Continuing Operations was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 1.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 76.1%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 77.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's Income from Continuing Operations in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $681 million (Q1 2026), -$5 million (Q4 2025) and $766 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 719.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 456.00 Mn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -116.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 410.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 202.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 167.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 66.60 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 138.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 36.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 719.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 681.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 766.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 773.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 726.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 779.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 776.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 767.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 729.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 760.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 747.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 534.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 414.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 682.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 639.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 603.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 681.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Income from Continuing Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();