Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Interest Expenses of $62 million in Q2 2026, down 12.7% from $71 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Colgate Palmolive's Interest Expenses came in at $255 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 7.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $267 million, down 8.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $292 million in FY2024 (+1.7%), $287 million in FY2023 (+71.9%), $167 million in FY2022 (-4.6%) and $175 million in FY2021 (+6.7%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has ranged from $23 million in Q4 2021 to $117 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 200.0% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 59.6% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $62 million (Q1 2026), $64 million (Q4 2025) and $67 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 371.53 Bn | 327.28 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 75.49 Bn | 70.22 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 62.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.41 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 81.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.04 Bn | 32.65 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.98 Bn | 33.18 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 53.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.05 Bn | 23.58 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 24.20 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.64 Bn | 8.92 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 55.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.78 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 398.84 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.44 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 63.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 62.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 62.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 66.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 117.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 98.00 Mn |
Colgate Palmolive Interest Expenses API
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params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();