Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q4 2025, down 7.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q4 2024, and down 13.6% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 came in at 0.01%, down 7.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.01% (down 7.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 0.1%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.01% in Q4 2025, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.62% in Q4 2021 and troughed at 0.01% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.29% and a median of 0.38% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Return on Invested Capital surged 59 bps; it then tumbled 42 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.62% in 2021, then tumbled by 33 bps to 0.42% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 0.45% in 2023, then tumbled by 82 bps to 0.08% in 2024, then sank by 85 bps to 0.01% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.01% in Q4 2025, 0.01% in Q3 2025, and 0.01% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.01% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.05% |