Colgate Palmolive (CL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Long-Term Deferred Tax of $222 million in Q3 2026, up 2.8% from $216 million a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Colgate Palmolive reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $205 million, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $195 million in FY2024 (-8.9%), $214 million in FY2023 (+58.5%), $135 million in FY2022 (-30.1%) and $193 million in FY2021 (-33.7%).
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the last five years was growth of 58.5% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 33.7% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $221 million (Q2 2026), $211 million (Q1 2026) and $205 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 222.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 221.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 211.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 205.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 216.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 219.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 222.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 202.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 135.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 182.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 193.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 193.00 Mn |
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Colgate Palmolive Long-Term Deferred Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();