Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 12.97% in Q3 2026, down 4.44 percentage points from 17.40% a year earlier but up 0.03 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).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 10.33% in Q2 2023 to 18.65% in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.95 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 12.94% (Q2 2026), 13.45% (Q1 2026) and 13.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 12.42% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 12.97% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.85% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 6.33% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 18.39% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 8.40% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.86% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 3.45% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.01% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 29.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.97% |
| 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% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Return on Assets [ROA] API
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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=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();