Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Payables of $2.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 36.87% year-over-year from $3.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 0.8% on a QoQ basis from $2.1 billion in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Payables for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- Payables for Q2 2026 came in at $2.1 billion, down 36.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 36.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.2 billion, up 30.06% from the prior year.
- Payables advanced to $2.1 billion in Q2 2026, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payables peaked at $3.4 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of $2.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Payables soared 64.76%; it then plunged 36.87% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then gained by 29.83% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 21.55% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then jumped by 30.06% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 32.97% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Payables figures were $2.1 billion in Q2 2026, $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 16.31 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | 22.45 Bn |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 825.80 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 2.69 Bn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 21.06 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 95.92 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.26 Bn |