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CL

Colgate-Palmolive Company

US$84.53-0.93% (-US$0.79)
Day's range
US$84.33 – US$85.19
Day's volume
US$420m
52-week range
US$73.64 – US$97.97

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CL in numbers

Market cap
US$67.4bn
P/E
33.08
P/B
285.53
Dividend yield (12m)
2.48%
Net debt/EBITDA
1.71

The 12-month dividend yield of CL is 2.48%, above its 5-year average of 2.33%.

CL price history

02/10/202501/10/2026
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CL risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric12 months36 months60 months
Return+9.40%+28.72%+27.18%
Volatility (annualised)25.54%19.18%18.44%
Largest drawdown-14.03%-25.53%-25.53%
Positive months7/1223/3634/60

How much did investing in CL return?

US$1,000.00 invested on 01/09/2021 would be worth US$1,271.78 today.

Value today in CL
US$1,271.78
Return over the period
+27.18%
Return per year
+4.93%
In the S&P 500
US$1,776.31

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

CL fundamentals

Valuation

  • P/E
    33.08
  • P/B
    285.53
  • EV/EBITDA
    19.57
  • EV/EBIT
    23.58
  • EV/Revenue
    3.51
  • P/EBIT
    21.52
  • P/S
    3.20
  • P/OCF
    15.12
  • P/FCF
    —
  • Earnings yield
    4.24%
  • PEG ratio
    —
  • Earnings per share
    US$2.56
  • Book value per share
    US$0.30

Debt

  • Net debt
    US$6.5bn
  • Net debt/EBITDA
    1.71
  • Net debt/Equity
    27.34
  • Debt/Equity
    33.15
  • Current ratio
    1.03
  • Quick ratio
    0.67
  • Cash ratio
    0.22

Efficiency

  • Gross margin
    60.42%
  • EBITDA margin
    17.93%
  • Operating margin
    14.88%
  • Net margin
    9.68%
  • Asset turnover
    1.25

Profitability

  • ROE
    863.14%
  • ROA
    12.13%
  • ROIC
    34.38%
  • Payout
    82.18%

Growth

  • Revenue CAGR (5 years)
    4.26%
  • Earnings CAGR (5 years)
    -5.68%
  • Revenue growth (year)
    —
  • Earnings growth (year)
    —
  • Revenue growth (quarter)
    —
  • Earnings growth (quarter)
    —

What is CL's fair price?

Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is US$84.53.

Graham's fair price
US$4.13
95.12% below the price

√(22.50 × US$2.56 × US$0.30)

Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.

Bazin's ceiling price
US$32.00
62.14% below the price

US$1.92 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

Décio Bazin only bought shares yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years divided by 6%.

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions will repeat. They are reference points for comparison, not a buy recommendation.

CL indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's accounts.

Indicator20252024202320222021202020192018
P/E29.7125.5428.5336.6533.1226.9224.8721.37
P/B1,172.93348.00107.74163.16117.7897.66503.08-502.81
EV/EBITDA17.7716.5115.9821.3520.0917.8616.1013.54
Dividend yield2.61%2.18%2.40%2.36%2.10%2.05%2.48%2.79%
Earnings per shareUS$2.66US$3.56US$2.79US$2.15US$2.58US$3.18US$2.77US$2.79
Book value per shareUS$0.07US$0.26US$0.74US$0.48US$0.72US$0.88US$0.14-US$0.12
ROE3,948.15%1,362.74%377.67%445.14%355.67%362.72%2,023.08%-2,352.94%
ROIC36.77%47.69%37.43%25.53%36.14%42.33%39.89%49.36%
Gross margin60.11%60.50%58.21%57.04%59.55%60.82%59.42%59.39%
EBITDA margin19.31%24.24%23.39%19.14%22.32%26.86%25.95%27.05%
Net margin10.46%14.37%11.82%9.93%12.43%16.36%15.08%15.44%
Net debt/EBITDA1.671.371.562.321.641.461.651.34

CL financial statements

Line202520242023202220212020
Net revenueUS$20.4bnUS$20.1bnUS$19.5bnUS$18bnUS$17.4bnUS$16.5bn
Cost of sales-US$8.1bn-US$7.9bn-US$8.1bn-US$7.7bn-US$7bn-US$6.5bn
Gross profitUS$12.3bnUS$12.2bnUS$11.3bnUS$10.2bnUS$10.4bnUS$10bn
EBITDAUS$3.9bnUS$4.9bnUS$4.6bnUS$3.4bnUS$3.9bnUS$4.4bn
EBITUS$3.3bnUS$4.3bnUS$4bnUS$2.9bnUS$3.3bnUS$3.9bn
Net finance result——————
Profit before taxUS$3.1bnUS$4bnUS$3.4bnUS$2.7bnUS$3.1bnUS$3.6bn
Income tax-US$798m-US$907m-US$937m-US$693m-US$749m-US$787m
Net incomeUS$2.1bnUS$2.9bnUS$2.3bnUS$1.8bnUS$2.2bnUS$2.7bn

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does CL pay dividends?

Announced payments
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend19/10/202613/11/2026US$0.53

Dividend yield per year

  • 2.11%2017
  • 2.79%2018
  • 2.48%2019
  • 2.05%2020
  • 2.10%2021
  • 2.36%2022
  • 2.40%2023
  • 2.18%2024
  • 2.61%2025
  • 1.87%2026
Payment history
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend17/07/202614/08/2026US$0.53
Dividend17/04/202615/05/2026US$0.53
Dividend20/01/202613/02/2026US$0.52
Dividend16/10/202514/11/2025US$0.52
Dividend17/07/202515/08/2025US$0.52
Dividend16/04/202515/05/2025US$0.52
Dividend20/01/202514/02/2025US$0.50
Dividend17/10/202415/11/2024US$0.50
Dividend18/07/202415/08/2024US$0.50
Dividend18/04/202415/05/2024US$0.50
Dividend18/01/202415/02/2024US$0.48
Dividend19/10/202315/11/2023US$0.48
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Earlier distributions
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend19/07/202315/08/2023US$0.48
Dividend19/04/202315/05/2023US$0.48
Dividend19/01/202314/02/2023US$0.47
Dividend19/10/202215/11/2022US$0.47
Dividend19/07/202215/08/2022US$0.47
Dividend19/04/202213/05/2022US$0.47
Dividend20/01/202215/02/2022US$0.45
Dividend19/10/202115/11/2021US$0.45
Dividend19/07/202116/08/2021US$0.45
Dividend19/04/202114/05/2021US$0.45
Dividend21/01/202116/02/2021US$0.44
Dividend21/10/202016/11/2020US$0.44
Dividend16/07/202014/08/2020US$0.44
Dividend16/04/202015/05/2020US$0.44
Dividend21/01/202014/02/2020US$0.43
Dividend21/10/201915/11/2019US$0.43
Dividend16/07/201915/08/2019US$0.43
Dividend16/04/201915/05/2019US$0.43
Dividend21/01/201915/02/2019US$0.42
Dividend17/10/201815/11/2018US$0.42
Dividend16/07/201815/08/2018US$0.42
Dividend18/04/201815/05/2018US$0.42
Dividend19/01/201815/02/2018US$0.40
Dividend19/10/201715/11/2017US$0.40
Dividend13/07/201715/08/2017US$0.40
Dividend18/04/201715/05/2017US$0.40
Dividend18/01/201715/02/2017US$0.39
Dividend19/10/201615/11/2016US$0.39

About Colgate-Palmolive Company

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Manufacturing

Questions about CL

How much is CL today?

CL is at US$84.53 (-0.93% on the day), last traded on 01/10/2026.

How much did CL pay in dividends in 2025?

CL paid US$2.06 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 2.61%.

When is the next CL dividend?

The next announced payment is US$0.53 per share on 13/11/2026.

What are the P/E and P/B of CL?

CL trades at a P/E of 33.08 and a P/B of 285.53.

How much did CL return in 12 months?

CL returned 9.40% in 12 months, with annualised volatility of 25.54% and a largest drawdown of -14.03%.