Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 23.65% in Q1 2026, down 16.0% year-on-year from 28.16% in Q1 2025, and down 77.39% quarter-over-quarter from 104.63% in Q4 2025.
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Colgate Palmolive's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.65% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 16.0% year-over-year to 23.65% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 26.14%, a 346.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.09%, up 316.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate slipped to 23.65% in Q1 2026 per CL's latest filing, from 104.63% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 104.63% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 21.3% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.82% (2025), against an average of 31.75%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 4435 bps in 2023 and jumped 8308 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 67.42% in 2022, then tumbled by 66 bps to 23.08% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 21.55% in 2024, then soared by 386 bps to 104.63% in 2025, then sank by 77 bps to 23.65% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CL Tax Rate figures stand at 23.65% (Q1 2026), 104.63% (Q4 2025), and 22.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | -27.77% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -31.60% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.30% |