Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) Payout Ratio was 0.89 for Q3 2026, up 42.9% from 0.62 a year earlier but down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Colgate Palmolive was 0.86, up 38.1% from FY2024.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.62 in FY2024 (-18.6%), 0.76 in FY2023 (-19.7%), 0.95 in FY2022 (+22.2%) and 0.78 in FY2021 (+26.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.62 in Q4 2024 and a high of 1.15 in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 17.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 44.4%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 45.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.89 (Q2 2026), 0.88 (Q1 2026) and 0.86 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.89 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.95 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.88 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.82 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.78 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();