Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.1 billion in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 8.51% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $8.2 billion, a 6.61% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $7.9 billion, up 2.25% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $2.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.1 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $1.6 billion in Q4 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.9 billion, with a median of $1.9 billion recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses rose 11.51% in 2023, then declined 0.94% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then advanced by 10.41% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 5.16% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 9.18% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 2.9% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.1 billion (Q2 2026), $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.