Colgate Palmolive (CL) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Inventory was $2.18 billion in Q3 2026, up 3.5% from $2.11 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Inventory at Colgate Palmolive came in at $2.03 billion, up 2.3% from FY2024.
- Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Inventory was $1.99 billion in FY2024 (+2.7%), $1.93 billion in FY2023 (-6.8%), $2.07 billion in FY2022 (+22.6%) and $1.69 billion in FY2021 (+1.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Inventory was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Inventory over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 24.1%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 9.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's Inventory in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.18 billion (Q2 2026), $2.09 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.03 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.13 Bn | 335.69 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 8.49 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 76.99 Bn | 71.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.05 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.07 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.86 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 632.30 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.14 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 774.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 260.61 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 775.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.61 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 883.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.69 Bn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();