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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 30.32% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1497.0% year-over-year to 30.32%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 30.32%, down 1497.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 35.42%, 539.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 30.32% at Colgate Palmolive, down from 32.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 45.29% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 24.1% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 33.14% and a median of 32.85% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 1173bps in 2024 and later crashed -1497bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.1% in 2022, then surged by 44bps to 34.71% in 2023, then grew by 15bps to 40.06% in 2024, then dropped by -18bps to 32.85% in 2025, then decreased by -8bps to 30.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CL at 30.32% in Q1 2026, 32.85% in Q4 2025, and 38.91% in Q3 2025.