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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Expenses: 2009-2025

Historic Operating Expenses for Colgate Palmolive (CL) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $2.0 billion.

  • Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses fell 0.40% to $2.0 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $7.7 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 1.19%. This contributed to the annual value of $7.7 billion for FY2024, which is 8.08% up from last year.
  • Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses amounted to $2.0 billion in Q3 2025, which was up 0.41% from $2.0 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.0 billion in Q3 2024 and a low of $1.6 billion during Q2 2021.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Operating Expenses was $1.9 billion (2025), whereas its average is $1.9 billion.
  • Over the last 5 years, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses had its largest YoY gain of 12.40% in 2021, and its largest YoY loss of 2.14% in 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses (Quarterly) stood at $1.6 billion in 2021, then climbed by 2.19% to $1.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.41% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then climbed by 5.16% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then decreased by 0.40% to $2.0 billion in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are $2.0 billion in Q3 2025, $2.0 billion for Q2 2025, and $1.9 billion during Q1 2025.