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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1497.0% year-over-year to 30.32% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 30.32%, a 1497.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 35.42%, down 539.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed slipped to 30.32% in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from 32.85% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 45.29% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 24.1% in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 32.85% (2025), against an average of 33.14%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1173 bps in 2024 and sank 1497 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 30.32% (Q1 2026), 32.85% (Q4 2025), and 38.91% (Q3 2025).