Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported Operating Income of $1.09 billion for Q3 2026, up 2.7% from $1.06 billion a year earlier and up 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive's Operating Income came in at $3.16 billion, down 26.1% 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Income gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.1%.
- 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 Q3 2026 came in at $1.02 billion (Q2 2026), $964 million (Q1 2026) and $92 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 5.94 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 408.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 706.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 516.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 291.40 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 451.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 52.43 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 130.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 216.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Operating Income API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();