Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $231.0 million for Q2 2026, down 1.28% year-over-year from $234.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 9.48% on a QoQ basis from $211.0 million in Q1 2026.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive has reported Tax Provisions for 18 years, with the latest figure at $231.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q2 2026 came in at $231.0 million, down 1.28% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $781.0 million (down 11.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $798.0 million, down 12.02% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions rose to $231.0 million in Q2 2026, from $211.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $353.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at $89.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $209.8 million and a median of $212.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Provisions surged 156.18%; it then sank 47.2% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $89.0 million in 2022, then surged by 156.18% to $228.0 million in 2023, then declined by 6.14% to $214.0 million in 2024, then sank by 47.2% to $113.0 million in 2025, then soared by 104.42% to $231.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Provisions figures were $231.0 million in Q2 2026, $211.0 million in Q1 2026, and $113.0 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 852.00 Mn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 231.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 142.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 217.00 Mn |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 90.00 Mn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 53.10 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 46.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -200,000.00 |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 27.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 211.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 113.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 226.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 234.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 227.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 210.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 243.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 238.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 228.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 209.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 147.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 89.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 210.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 202.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 192.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 136.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 172.00 Mn |