Colgate Palmolive (CL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Shares Outstanding came in at 799.4 million for Q2 2026, down 1.3% from 810.2 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Colgate Palmolive's Shares Outstanding was 808.7 million, down 1.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 14 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 819.1 million in FY2024 (-1.0%), 827.4 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), 836.4 million in FY2022 (-1.0%) and 845 million in FY2021 (-1.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 23 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Business Quant data shows CL's Shares Outstanding at 802.3 million (Q1 2026), 808.7 million (Q4 2025) and 807.8 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 799.40 Mn |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 362.30 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 332.40 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 236.70 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 121.78 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 59.14 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 210.60 Mn |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 32.03 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 799.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 802.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 808.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 807.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 810.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 812.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 819.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 817.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 819.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 822.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 827.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 825.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 829.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 831.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 836.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 835.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 836.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 840.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 845.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 843.60 Mn |
Colgate Palmolive Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();