Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported Operating Income of $1.02 billion for Q2 2026, down 5.9% from $1.08 billion a year earlier but up 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Income came in at $3.13 billion, down 26.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.31 billion, down 22.5% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $4.27 billion in FY2024 (+7.1%), $3.98 billion in FY2023 (+37.7%), $2.89 billion in FY2022 (-13.2%) and $3.33 billion in FY2021 (-14.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Income spans a low of $92 million in Q4 2025 and a high of $1.09 billion in Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 13.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 430.7%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 91.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $964 million (Q1 2026), $92 million (Q4 2025) and $1.06 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -39.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 699.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 276.40 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 474.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 102.44 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 138.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 48.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 964.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 92.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 974.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 909.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 202.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 947.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 884.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 860.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 365.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 967.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();