Colgate Palmolive (CL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's (CL) Times Interest Earned was 17.55 for Q3 2026, up 11.0% from 15.81 a year earlier and up 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive's Times Interest Earned came in at 12.64, down 20.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.38, down 15.3% from FY2024.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 14.62 in FY2024 (+5.3%), 13.88 in FY2023 (-19.9%), 17.32 in FY2022 (-9.0%) and 19.04 in FY2021 (-19.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 213.0%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 91.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 16.39 (Q2 2026), 15.55 (Q1 2026) and 1.44 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 26.62 |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 17.55 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 4.92 |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 7.93 |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.75 |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 12.09 |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.67 |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 4.45 |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 3.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.55 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.55 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.81 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.34 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.74 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.79 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.83 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.93 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.68 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.85 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.87 |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Times Interest Earned API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();