Colgate Palmolive CL
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$90.87 -0.59 (-0.65%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of $22.0 million for Q2 2026, down 70.27% year-over-year from $74.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 64.52% on a QoQ basis from $62.0 million in Q1 2026.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $22.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $22.0 million, down 70.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $152.0 million (up 90.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $125.0 million, down 32.07% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow fell to $22.0 million in Q2 2026, from $62.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $145.0 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$166.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $33.7 million and a median of $37.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Net Cash Flow slumped 9100.0%; it then soared 464.71% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$166.0 million in 2022, then surged by 100.6% to $1.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 9100.0% to -$90.0 million in 2024, then surged by 87.78% to -$11.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 300.0% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Cash Flow figures were $22.0 million in Q2 2026, $62.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$11.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn -2.37 Bn
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 22.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 23.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 803.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn -248.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn -1.04 Bn
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 Mn 54.53 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 74.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 74.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -90.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.00 Mn