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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Expenses: 2009-2024

Historic Operating Expenses for Colgate Palmolive (CL) over the last 16 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to $7.7 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.
  • As of FY2024, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses stood at $7.7 billion, which was up 8.08% from $7.2 billion recorded in FY2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses peaked at $7.7 billion during FY2024, and registered a low of $6.0 billion during FY2020.
  • Its 3-year average for Operating Expenses is $7.1 billion, with a median of $7.2 billion in 2023.
  • Data for Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses shows a peak YoY climbed of 8.93% (in 2023) over the last 5 years.
  • Over the past 5 years, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Expenses (Yearly) stood at $6.0 billion in 2020, then rose by 6.45% to $6.4 billion in 2021, then grew by 2.47% to $6.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 8.93% to $7.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 8.08% to $7.7 billion in 2024.