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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Colgate Palmolive has reported Return on Equity over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.05% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.05%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.05%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.01%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 was 0.05% at Colgate Palmolive, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.05% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.76% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.0% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Equity.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: crashed -73bps in 2024 and later soared 80bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.0% in 2022, then crashed by -2430bps to 0.03% in 2023, then plummeted by -2146bps to 0.76% in 2024, then surged by 105bps to 0.04% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for CL at 0.05% in Q1 2026, 0.04% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.