Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Invested Capital was $8.36 billion in Q3 2026, down 13.5% from $9.66 billion a year earlier and down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at Colgate Palmolive came in at $8.35 billion, down 1.6% 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 $8.49 billion in FY2024 (-10.8%), $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 four straight quarters, with an average decline of 4.8% 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 Q3 2026 was $8.42 billion (Q2 2026), $8.46 billion (Q1 2026) and $8.35 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 94.26 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 8.36 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 11.29 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.37 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.57 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 6.69 Bn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 5.28 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 2.05 Bn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 3.86 Bn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 2.56 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.36 Bn |
| 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 | 8.49 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();