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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Colgate Palmolive (CL) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $2.0 billion.

  • Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses fell 40.42% 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 119.16%. This contributed to the annual value of $7.7 billion for FY2024, which is 808.28% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses is $2.0 billion, which was down 40.42% from $2.0 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses' 5-year high stood at $2.0 billion during Q3 2024, with a 5-year trough of $1.6 billion in Q2 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Operating Expenses was $1.8 billion (2023), whereas its average is $1.8 billion.
  • Within the past 5 years, the most significant YoY rise in Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses was 1240.14% (2021), while the steepest drop was 214.33% (2021).
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2021, then rose by 2.19% to $1.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.41% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 5.16% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 3.96% 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.