Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Payables of $2.15 billion for Q2 2026, down 36.9% from $3.4 billion a year earlier but up 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Colgate Palmolive's Payables came in at $3.21 billion, up 30.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Colgate Palmolive's Payables was $2.47 billion in FY2024 (+21.5%), $2.03 billion in FY2023 (+29.8%), $1.56 billion in FY2022 (+2.9%) and $1.52 billion in FY2021 (-8.1%).
- Quarterly Payables has run from a low of $1.26 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $3.4 billion in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 20.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was Q2 2025, with growth of 64.8%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 36.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior quarters was $2.13 billion (Q1 2026), $3.21 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.98 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 16.31 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 825.80 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 2.69 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 95.92 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 433.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 85.71 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic 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 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Payables 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=payables&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();