Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Invested Capital of $8.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.27% quarter-over-quarter from $8.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 75.61% on a YoY basis from $34.7 billion in Q1 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 75.61% year-over-year to $8.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.5 billion (down 75.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.4 billion, up 124.12% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital was $8.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from $8.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $34.7 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$19.1 billion in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $5.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $8.5 billion in 2026.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Invested Capital sank 316.35% in 2022, then jumped 721.05% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at -$16.4 billion in 2022, then retreated by 8.58% to -$17.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 120.96% to $3.7 billion in 2024, then surged by 124.12% to $8.4 billion in 2025, then climbed by 1.27% to $8.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $8.5 billion (Q1 2026), $8.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $9.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | 152.69 Mn |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 67.91 Bn |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 50.99 Bn |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 8.46 Bn |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.20 Bn |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 2.52 Bn |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 4.38 Bn |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 2.58 Bn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 1.97 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.36 Bn |