Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.32% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1497.0% year-over-year to 30.32%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.32% (down 1497.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 35.42%, down 539.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 30.32% for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from 32.85% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 45.29% in Q1 2025 to a low of 24.1% in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 33.14% across 5 years, with a median of 32.85% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 1173 bps in 2024, then sank 1497 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.1% in 2022, then soared by 44 bps to 34.71% in 2023, then increased by 15 bps to 40.06% in 2024, then decreased by 18 bps to 32.85% in 2025, then slipped by 8 bps to 30.32% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 30.32% (Q1 2026), 32.85% (Q4 2025), and 38.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.