Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Tax Provisions came in at $240 million for Q3 2026, up 6.2% from $226 million a year earlier and up 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported Tax Provisions of $795 million, down 11.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $798 million, down 12.0% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Provisions was $907 million in FY2024 (-3.2%), $937 million in FY2023 (+35.2%), $693 million in FY2022 (-7.5%) and $749 million in FY2021 (-4.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 156.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 47.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CL's Tax Provisions at $231 million (Q2 2026), $211 million (Q1 2026) and $113 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 240.00 Mn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 179.00 Mn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 34.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 18.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 46.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 240.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();