Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 18.95% for Q2 2026, down 218.0% year-over-year from 16.06% in Q2 2025, and up 4.67% on a QoQ basis from 18.11% in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.95% in Q2 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 18.95%, down 218.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 14.88% (down 654.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.22%, down 501.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 18.95% in Q2 2026, from 18.11% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 21.91% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.76% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 18.56% and a median of 20.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin jumped 1729 bps; it then tumbled 1974 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 4.36% in 2022, then soared by 396 bps to 21.66% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 21.5% in 2024, then sank by 92 bps to 1.76% in 2025, then jumped by 977 bps to 18.95% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 18.95% in Q2 2026, 18.11% in Q1 2026, and 1.76% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 18.95% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 15.11% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 18.07% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 24.33% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.92% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 21.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.91% |