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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Equity: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Equity for Colgate Palmolive (CL) over the last 16 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 2.66%.

  • Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity fell 194.00% to 2.66% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 2.66%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 194.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 4.06% for FY2024, which is 427.00% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity stood at 2.66%, which was down 22.31% from 3.42% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity's 5-year high stood at 5.46% during Q2 2024, with a 5-year trough of -0.16% in Q4 2022.
  • In the last 3 years, Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity had a median value of 4.42% in 2024 and averaged 3.79%.
  • Its Return on Equity has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first spiked by 377bps in 2023, then tumbled by 204bps in 2025.
  • Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity (Quarterly) stood at 0.18% in 2021, then plummeted by 35bps to -0.16% in 2022, then spiked by 377bps to 3.60% in 2023, then soared by 82bps to 4.42% in 2024, then slumped by 194bps to 2.66% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity stands at 2.66% for Q3 2025, versus 3.42% for Q2 2025 and 4.77% for Q1 2025.