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Colgate-Palmolive

CL · Updated 11/13/2026

Revenue

$20.4B

Fiscal 2025

Net income

$2.1B

Fiscal 2025

Free cash flow

—

Fiscal 2025

Net cash / (debt)

—

Fiscal 2025

Five-year financials

Fiscal year20252024202320222021
Revenue$20.4B$20.1B$19.5B$18.0B$17.4B
Net income$2.1B$2.9B$2.3B$1.8B$2.2B
Diluted EPS—————
Operating cash flow$4.2B$4.1B$3.7B$2.6B$3.3B
Free cash flow———$1.9B$2.8B
Cash$1.3B$1.1B$966.0M$775.0M$832.0M
Total debt—————

Financial trends

Historical · FY2021–FY2025

Source: Reported annual filings (10-K / 20-F) and provider data. Fiscal years as reported; margins are calculated from the reported figures shown.

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Where the cash went

Cumulative, fiscal 2021–2025, straight from the reported cash-flow statements.

Reinvested in capex

—

of operating cash flow

Returned to owners

—

of free cash flow (buybacks + dividends)

Diluted share count

—

change 2021–2025

Operating cash flow$17.9B
Capital expenditure—
Free cash flow—
Share buybacks—
Dividends paid—
Acquisitions (net)—
Net debt issued / (repaid)—
Stock-based compensation (non-cash)—

"—" means a year didn't report that line, so no total is shown rather than an estimate.

Colgate-Palmolive return on capital (fiscal 2025)

ROIC

25.7%

Return on capital

24.5%

Return on equity

1603.0%

Return on assets

13.2%

Gross margin

60.1%

Operating margin

20.8%

Net debt / EBITDA

1.70x

Colgate-Palmolive insider buying and selling

Recent open-market trades reported on Form 4. Context only — not a reason to buy or sell.

DateInsiderTypeSharesPrice
2026-11-05NORRINGTON LORRIE MSale4,170$99.31
2026-11-05Wallace Noel R.Sale20,000$100.26
2026-11-04Hazlin JohnSale23,376$99.15
2026-11-04Tsourapas PanagiotisSale19,938$98.74

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