Colgate Palmolive (CL) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Shares Repurchased came in at $330 million for Q3 2026, up 14.6% from $288 million a year earlier and up 13.4% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported Shares Repurchased of $1.33 billion, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.21 billion, down 30.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Repurchased was $1.74 billion in FY2024 (+54.2%), $1.13 billion in FY2023 (-13.8%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (-0.9%) and $1.32 billion in FY2021 (-10.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Repurchased is $104 million (Q3 2022) to $509 million (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 219.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 60.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CL's Shares Repurchased at $291 million (Q2 2026), $306 million (Q1 2026) and $406 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 330.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 37.10 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 330.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 291.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 306.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 406.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 288.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 232.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 284.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 455.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 295.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 480.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 509.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 245.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 332.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 371.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 180.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 413.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 104.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 381.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 410.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 356.00 Mn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Shares Repurchased 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-repurchased&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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-repurchased&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();