Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 12.94% in Q2 2026, down 4.96 percentage points from 17.90% a year earlier and down 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Colgate Palmolive reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 13.97%, down 4.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -4.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 18.80% in FY2024 (+3.51 pp), 15.28% in FY2023 (+2.50 pp), 12.78% in FY2022 (-2.32 pp) and 15.10% in FY2021 (-3.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 7.84 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 5.24 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.45% (Q1 2026), 13.36% (Q4 2025) and 17.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 12.94% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 6.19% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.92% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 8.22% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 8.45% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 2.46% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 10.69% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 13.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.83% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Return on Assets [ROA] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();