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

Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $62.0 million in Q1 2026, up 464.71% year-on-year from $11.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 663.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$11.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 464.71% year-over-year to $62.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $204.0 million, a 410.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $125.0 million, down 32.07% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow climbed to $62.0 million in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $145.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$166.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $41.0 million (2022), against an average of $34.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow tumbled 9100.0% in 2024 and surged 464.71% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$166.0 million in 2022, then soared by 100.6% to $1.0 million in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Net Cash Flow figures stand at $62.0 million (Q1 2026), -$11.0 million (Q4 2025), and $79.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.55 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 62.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 27.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn -137.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 961.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 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