Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 17.55 for Q3 2026, up 11.0% from 15.81 a year earlier and up 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Colgate Palmolive was 12.64, down 20.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.38, down 15.3% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Colgate Palmolive's Interest Coverage Ratio was 14.62 in FY2024 (+5.3%), 13.88 in FY2023 (-19.9%), 17.32 in FY2022 (-9.0%) and 19.04 in FY2021 (-19.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 213.0%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 91.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 16.39 (Q2 2026), 15.55 (Q1 2026) and 1.44 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.50 Bn | 336.06 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 26.62 |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.44 Bn | 71.92 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 17.55 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.16 Bn | 28.25 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 4.92 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.35 Bn | 32.29 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.75 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.08 Bn | 24.46 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 12.09 |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.33 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.67 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.18 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 370.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.03 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 5.91 |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.74 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 3.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.55 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.55 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.81 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.34 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.74 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.79 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.83 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.93 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.68 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.85 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.87 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();