Colgate Palmolive (CL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 23.65% in Q1 2026, down 77.39% quarter-over-quarter from 104.63% in Q4 2025, and down 16.0% on a YoY basis from 28.16% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 16.0% year-over-year to 23.65%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.14% (up 346.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.09%, up 316.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 23.65% for Q1 2026 at Colgate Palmolive, down from 104.63% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 104.63% in Q4 2025 to a low of 21.3% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 31.75% across 5 years, with a median of 23.82% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Rate slumped 4435 bps in 2023, then surged 8308 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 67.42% in 2022, then sank 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 tumbled by 77 bps to 23.65% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.65% (Q1 2026), 104.63% (Q4 2025), and 22.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.08% |