Colgate Palmolive (CL) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$29.0 million in Q1 2026, up 75.21% quarter-over-quarter from -$117.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 123.08% on a YoY basis from $125.7 million in Q1 2025.

Colgate Palmolive (CL) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Colgate Palmolive's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$29.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes fell 123.08% year-over-year to -$29.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$111.0 million (down 33.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$95.0 million, down 115.91% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes was -$29.0 million for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, up from -$117.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $88.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$117.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$10.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$2.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Other Working Capital Changes plunged 1160.0% in 2022, then soared 1150.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at $88.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 169.32% to -$61.0 million in 2023, then gained by 24.59% to -$46.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 154.35% to -$117.0 million in 2025, then soared by 75.21% to -$29.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at -$29.0 million (Q1 2026), -$117.0 million (Q4 2025), and $15.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -117.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -61.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -61.00 Mn