Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Payables came in at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 18.44% year-on-year from $1.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 33.5% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables rose 18.44% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion, a 18.44% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.2 billion, up 30.06% from the prior year.
- Payables fell to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payables topped out at $3.4 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $1.5 billion in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Payables is $2.0 billion (2023), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- Biggest YoY gain for Payables was 64.76% in 2025; the steepest drop was 16.82% in 2025.
- Year by year, Payables stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then advanced by 29.83% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 21.55% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then surged by 30.06% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 33.5% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Payables figures stand at $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.95 Bn | 333.64 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 15.03 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.07 Bn | 123.59 Bn | - | 19.72 Bn |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.64 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.06 Bn | 26.94 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.36 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 729.90 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.85 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 3.07 Bn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.39 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 21.06 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.86 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 97.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |