Colgate Palmolive (CL) Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported Intangibles of $1.5 billion for Q2 2026, down 21.5% from $1.9 billion a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Colgate Palmolive posted Intangibles of $1.54 billion, down 12.5% from FY2024.
- Intangibles has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Intangibles came in at $1.76 billion in FY2024 (-6.9%), $1.89 billion in FY2023 (-1.7%), $1.92 billion in FY2022 (-22.0%) and $2.46 billion in FY2021 (-14.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Intangibles since Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Intangibles has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 6.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Intangibles in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 5.0%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 22.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.52 billion (Q1 2026), $1.54 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.89 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 344.85 Bn | 300.84 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 21.44 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.93 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 34.39 Bn | 30.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 8.41 Bn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.18 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.92 Bn | 30.25 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.52 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 3.74 Bn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.87 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 606.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.99 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 541.98 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 931.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.69 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 311.92 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.72 Bn |
Colgate Palmolive Intangibles API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=intangibles&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "intangibles", "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=intangibles&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();