Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 360.53% for Q3 2026, up 94.68 percentage points from 265.85% a year earlier but down 50.31 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] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 410.84% (Q2 2026), 520.56% (Q1 2026) and 281.97% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 29.40% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 360.53% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 9.38% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 134.80% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 17.55% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 371.05% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 7.23% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 21.97% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 360.53% |
| 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% |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
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();