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Colgate-Palmolive

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000021665
$88.27 +0.19% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $88.27 +16.45% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue15.20Operating income3.96Net income2.44EPS, diluted2.72Fiscal year 2017Revenue15.45 +1.7%Operating income3.71Net income2.02 −17.1%EPS, diluted2.28 −16.2%Fiscal year 2018Revenue15.54 +0.6%Operating income3.69Net income2.40 +18.6%EPS, diluted2.75 +20.6%Fiscal year 2019Revenue15.69 +1.0%Operating income3.55Net income2.37 −1.4%EPS, diluted2.75 +0.0%Fiscal year 2020Revenue16.47 +5.0%Operating income3.89Net income2.70 +13.9%EPS, diluted3.14 +14.2%Fiscal year 2021Revenue17.42 +5.8%Operating income3.33Net income2.17 −19.6%EPS, diluted2.55 −18.8%Fiscal year 2022Revenue17.97 +3.1%Operating income2.89Net income1.79 −17.6%EPS, diluted2.13 −16.5%Fiscal year 2023Revenue19.46 +8.3%Operating income3.98Net income2.30 +28.9%EPS, diluted2.77 +30.0%Fiscal year 2024Revenue20.10 +3.3%Operating income4.27Net income2.89 +25.6%EPS, diluted3.51 +26.7%Fiscal year 2025Revenue20.38 +1.4%Operating income3.31Net income2.13 −26.2%EPS, diluted2.63 −25.1%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 15.20 15.45 15.54 15.69 16.47 17.42 17.97 19.46 20.10 20.38
Growth +1.7% +0.6% +1.0% +5.0% +5.8% +3.1% +8.3% +3.3% +1.4%
Operating income 3.96 3.71 3.69 3.55 3.89 3.33 2.89 3.98 4.27 3.31
Net income 2.44 2.02 2.40 2.37 2.70 2.17 1.79 2.30 2.89 2.13
Growth −17.1% +18.6% −1.4% +13.9% −19.6% −17.6% +28.9% +25.6% −26.2%
EPS, diluted 2.72 2.28 2.75 2.75 3.14 2.55 2.13 2.77 3.51 2.63
Growth −16.2% +20.6% +0.0% +14.2% −18.8% −16.5% +30.0% +26.7% −25.1%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin60.0%Operating margin26.0%Net margin16.1%Free cash flow margin16.8%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin60.0%Operating margin24.0%Net margin13.1%Free cash flow margin16.2%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin59.4%Operating margin23.8%Net margin15.4%Free cash flow margin16.9%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin59.4%Operating margin22.6%Net margin15.1%Free cash flow margin17.8%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin60.8%Operating margin23.6%Net margin16.4%Free cash flow margin20.1%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin59.6%Operating margin19.1%Net margin12.4%Free cash flow margin15.8%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin57.0%Operating margin16.1%Net margin9.9%Free cash flow margin10.4%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin58.2%Operating margin20.5%Net margin11.8%Free cash flow margin15.6%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin60.5%Operating margin21.2%Net margin14.4%Free cash flow margin17.6%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin60.1%Operating margin16.2%Net margin10.5%Free cash flow margin17.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 60.0% 60.0% 59.4% 59.4% 60.8% 59.6% 57.0% 58.2% 60.5% 60.1%
Operating margin 26.0% 24.0% 23.8% 22.6% 23.6% 19.1% 16.1% 20.5% 21.2% 16.2%
Net margin 16.1% 13.1% 15.4% 15.1% 16.4% 12.4% 9.9% 11.8% 14.4% 10.5%
Free cash flow margin 16.8% 16.2% 16.9% 17.8% 20.1% 15.8% 10.4% 15.6% 17.6% 17.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow3.14Capital expenditure−0.59Free cash flow2.55Buybacks−1.34Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow3.05Capital expenditure−0.55Free cash flow2.50 −1.8%Buybacks−1.40Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow3.06Capital expenditure−0.44Free cash flow2.62 +4.8%Buybacks−1.24Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow3.13Capital expenditure−0.34Free cash flow2.80 +6.8%Buybacks−1.20Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow3.72Capital expenditure−0.41Free cash flow3.31 +18.3%Buybacks−1.48Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow3.33Capital expenditure−0.57Free cash flow2.76 −16.7%Buybacks−1.32Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow2.56Capital expenditure−0.70Free cash flow1.86 −32.6%Buybacks−1.31Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow3.75Capital expenditure−0.71Free cash flow3.04 +63.4%Buybacks−1.13Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow4.11Capital expenditure−0.56Free cash flow3.55 +16.6%Buybacks−1.74Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow4.20Capital expenditure−0.56Free cash flow3.63 +2.5%Buybacks−1.21
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 3.14 3.05 3.06 3.13 3.72 3.33 2.56 3.75 4.11 4.20
Capital expenditure −0.59 −0.55 −0.44 −0.34 −0.41 −0.57 −0.70 −0.71 −0.56 −0.56
Free cash flow 2.55 2.50 2.62 2.80 3.31 2.76 1.86 3.04 3.55 3.63
Growth −1.8% +4.8% +6.8% +18.3% −16.7% −32.6% +63.4% +16.6% +2.5%
Buybacks −1.34 −1.40 −1.24 −1.20 −1.48 −1.32 −1.31 −1.13 −1.74 −1.21

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash1.32Total debt6.52Net cash (debt)−5.21Shareholders’ equity−0.24Fiscal year 2017Cash1.54Total debt6.57Net cash (debt)−5.03Shareholders’ equity−0.06Fiscal year 2018Cash0.73Total debt6.35Net cash (debt)−5.63Shareholders’ equity−0.10Fiscal year 2019Cash0.88Total debt7.59Net cash (debt)−6.70Shareholders’ equity0.12Debt to equity64.85Fiscal year 2020Cash0.89Total debt7.34Net cash (debt)−6.46Shareholders’ equity0.74Debt to equity9.88Fiscal year 2021Cash0.83Total debt7.21Net cash (debt)−6.37Shareholders’ equity0.61Debt to equity11.83Fiscal year 2022Cash0.78Total debt8.76Net cash (debt)−7.98Shareholders’ equity0.40Debt to equity21.83Fiscal year 2023Cash0.97Total debt8.24Net cash (debt)−7.27Shareholders’ equity0.61Debt to equity13.53Fiscal year 2024Cash1.10Total debt7.94Net cash (debt)−6.85Shareholders’ equity0.21Debt to equity37.46Fiscal year 2025Cash1.29Total debt7.99Net cash (debt)−6.70Shareholders’ equity0.05Debt to equity147.89
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 1.32 1.54 0.73 0.88 0.89 0.83 0.78 0.97 1.10 1.29
Total debt 6.52 6.57 6.35 7.59 7.34 7.21 8.76 8.24 7.94 7.99
Net cash (debt) −5.21 −5.03 −5.63 −6.70 −6.46 −6.37 −7.98 −7.27 −6.85 −6.70
Shareholders’ equity −0.24 −0.06 −0.10 0.12 0.74 0.61 0.40 0.61 0.21 0.05
Debt to equity n/a n/a n/a 64.85 9.88 11.83 21.83 13.53 37.46 147.89

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
60.0% 60.0% 59.4% 59.4% 60.8% 59.6% 57.0% 58.2% 60.5% 60.1%
26.0% 24.0% 23.8% 22.6% 23.6% 19.1% 16.1% 20.5% 21.2% 16.2%
24.6% 22.6% 22.3% 21.0% 22.1% 17.7% 14.8% 17.4% 19.7% 15.0%
16.1% 13.1% 15.4% 15.1% 16.4% 12.4% 9.9% 11.8% 14.4% 10.5%
16.8% 16.2% 16.9% 17.8% 20.1% 15.8% 10.4% 15.6% 17.6% 17.8%
Spending
1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
33.8% 34.9% 34.7% 35.5% 36.5% 36.8% 36.5% 36.8% 38.5% 38.8%
3.9% 3.6% 2.8% 2.1% 2.5% 3.3% 3.9% 3.6% 2.8% 2.8%
30.8% 37.7% 26.2% 23.4% 21.6% 24.3% 26.1% 27.6% 22.9% 26.1%
Returns
n/a n/a n/a 2,023.1% 362.7% 355.7% 445.1% 377.7% 1,362.7% 3,948.1%
20.1% 16.0% 19.7% 15.7% 16.9% 14.4% 11.3% 14.0% 18.0% 13.1%
Balance and payout
n/a n/a n/a 64.85 9.88 11.83 21.83 13.53 37.46 147.89
99.9% 98.1% 98.4% 96.3% 93.1% 93.5% 94.9% 94.2% 96.6% 97.8%
52.4% 55.9% 47.3% 43.0% 44.6% 47.9% 70.3% 37.1% 49.0% 33.3%