Colgate Palmolive (CL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 12.79% in Q1 2026, up 13479.53% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1% in Q4 2025, and down 199.0% on a YoY basis from 12.92% in Q1 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.79% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 199.0% year-over-year to 12.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.65% (down 463.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.09%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 12.79% for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 15.75% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.1% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 12.52% across 5 years, with a median of 14.78% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Net Margin soared 1442 bps in 2023, then plunged 1585 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 0.93% in 2022, then surged by 1553 bps to 15.35% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 15.75% in 2024, then sank by 101 bps to 0.1% in 2025, then surged by 13480 bps to 12.79% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 12.79% (Q1 2026), 0.1% (Q4 2025), and 14.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 18.60% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 5.53% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 12.79% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.13% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | -0.41% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.40% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.72% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 11.44% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -10.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.39% |