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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.38% year-over-year to $2.1 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $8.1 billion, up 4.77%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $7.9 billion, 2.25% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $2.1 billion at Colgate Palmolive, roughly flat from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.6 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2024 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 11.51% in 2023 and later dropped 0.94% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 10.41% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 5.16% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.18% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then grew by 0.29% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for CL at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.0 billion in Q3 2025.