Colgate Palmolive (CL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Net Margin came in at 12.79% in Q1 2026, down 199.0% year-on-year from 12.92% in Q1 2025, and up 13479.53% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 199.0% year-over-year to 12.79% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.65%, a 463.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.09%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin advanced to 12.79% in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 15.75% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.1% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 14.78% (2025), against an average of 12.52%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 1442 bps in 2023 and plunged 1585 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Net Margin 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 tumbled by 101 bps to 0.1% in 2025, then surged by 13480 bps to 12.79% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Net Margin figures stand at 12.79% (Q1 2026), 0.1% (Q4 2025), and 14.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 18.60% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 49.24% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 12.79% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.13% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 2.43% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.72% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 11.44% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.58% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 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% |