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

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Net Cash Flow of $62.0 million in Q1 2026, up 663.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$11.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 464.71% on a YoY basis from $11.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Colgate Palmolive's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $62.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 464.71% year-over-year to $62.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $204.0 million (up 410.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $125.0 million, down 32.07% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $62.0 million for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $145.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$166.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged $34.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $41.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Net Cash Flow tumbled 9100.0% in 2024, then soared 464.71% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$166.0 million in 2022, then soared by 100.6% to $1.0 million in 2023, then sank by 9100.0% to -$90.0 million in 2024, then soared by 87.78% to -$11.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 663.64% to $62.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $62.0 million (Q1 2026), -$11.0 million (Q4 2025), and $79.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.55 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 62.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 27.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -137.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 961.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 93.16 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.00 Mn