Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Invested Capital was $8.42 billion in Q2 2026, down 14.1% from $9.81 billion a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at Colgate Palmolive came in at $8.35 billion, down 8.7% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Invested Capital was $9.15 billion in FY2024 (-3.9%), $9.53 billion in FY2023 (-0.5%), $9.57 billion in FY2022 (+16.5%) and $8.22 billion in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- Quarterly Invested Capital has moved between $8.22 billion (Q4 2021) and $9.81 billion (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 16.5%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 14.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, CL's Invested Capital in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $8.46 billion (Q1 2026), $8.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.66 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 88.45 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.03 Bn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.11 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 8.39 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 6.60 Bn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 5.32 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 2.00 Bn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 3.84 Bn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 1.24 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.72 Bn |
Colgate Palmolive Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();