Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $96.0 million in Q1 2026, down 11.93% year-on-year from $109.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 200.0% quarter-over-quarter from $32.0 million in Q4 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $96.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses fell 11.93% year-over-year to $96.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $266.0 million, a 6.99% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $660.0 million, up 118.54% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses climbed to $96.0 million in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from $32.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $123.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $25.0 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $67.0 million (2025), against an average of $64.5 million.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses plunged 59.18% in 2022 and soared 248.15% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at $69.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 36.23% to $44.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 43.18% to $25.0 million in 2024, then increased by 28.0% to $32.0 million in 2025, then soared by 200.0% to $96.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Interest Expenses figures stand at $96.0 million (Q1 2026), $32.0 million (Q4 2025), and $67.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 223.00 Mn |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 96.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 106.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 82.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 118.50 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 105.32 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 30.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 96.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 96.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 109.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 109.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 123.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 123.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.00 Mn |