Colgate Palmolive (CL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $2.13 billion for Q2 2026, up 8.5% from $1.96 billion a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $8.25 billion, up 6.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.9 billion, up 2.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $7.73 billion in FY2024 (+8.1%), $7.15 billion in FY2023 (+8.9%), $6.57 billion in FY2022 (+2.5%) and $6.41 billion in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 5.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 11.5%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 2.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.08 billion (Q1 2026), $2.07 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.97 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 6.33 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 252.20 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 298.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 280.32 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 107.00 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 174.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.64 Bn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Selling, General & Administrative API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();