Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 410.84% for Q2 2026, up 68.65 percentage points from 342.18% a year earlier but down 109.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 497.47%, up 91.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +152.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Colgate Palmolive's Return on Equity [ROE] was 406.26% in FY2024 (+127.76 pp), 278.50% in FY2023 (+57.12 pp), 221.38% in FY2022 (-4.29 pp) and 225.68% in FY2021 (-119.11 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 211.62% in Q4 2022 to a high of 546.50% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -32.70 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 219.91 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 204.31 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 520.56% (Q1 2026), 281.97% (Q4 2025) and 265.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 29.61% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 410.84% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.67% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 105.02% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 17.46% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 349.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 5.18% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 23.39% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 18.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 410.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 520.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 281.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 265.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 342.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 477.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 442.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 460.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 546.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 351.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 360.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 482.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 452.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 288.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 211.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 262.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 328.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 260.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 234.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 300.90% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();