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COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO CL

NYSE · stock · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations · website · IPO 1930-03-31 · LEI

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$73.7B
P / E34.6×
P / S3.6×
Net margin10.5%
Net debt$6.6B
Net debt / EBITDA1.7×
Enterprise value USD$80.2B
EV / EBITDA20.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.1%
Return on capital34.9%
Graham number -94.4%$5.16

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($5.16); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
16.10% 13.10% 15.40% 15.10% 16.40% 12.40% 9.90% 11.80% 14.40% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
60.00% 60.00% 59.40% 59.40% 60.80% 59.60% 57.00% 58.20% 60.50% 60.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
26.00% 24.00% 23.80% 22.60% 23.60% 19.10% 16.10% 20.50% 21.20% 16.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
832.90% 1218.30% 424.20% 244.80% 223.10% 221.50% 240.30% 531.10% 584.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
898.4M 887.8M 873.0M 861.1M 859.3M 848.3M 838.8M 829.2M 823.2M 811.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$5.21B $5.03B $5.63B $6.45B $6.45B $6.36B $7.97B $7.25B $6.19B $6.55B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
20.10% 16.00% 19.70% 15.70% 16.90% 14.40% 11.30% 14.00% 18.00% 13.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
16.80% 16.20% 16.90% 17.80% 20.10% 15.80% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
27.02× 32.25× 13.14× 6.66× 7.41× 10.84× 8.59× 13.40× 21.48× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.72 $2.28 $2.75 $2.75 $3.14 $2.55 $2.13 $2.77 $3.51 $2.63 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO trades at about 35.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–35×, median 30.4×).

23.5× 35.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (23.5×–35×); dot = today's 35.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin60.1%60.5%58.2%57.0%59.6%60.8%59.4%59.4%60.0%60.0%
Operating margin16.2%21.2%20.5%16.1%19.1%23.6%22.6%23.8%24.0%26.0%
Net margin10.5%14.4%11.8%9.9%12.4%16.4%15.1%15.4%13.1%16.1%
FCF margin———10.4%15.8%20.1%17.8%16.9%16.2%16.8%
Return on assets13.1%18.0%14.0%11.3%14.4%16.9%15.7%19.7%16.0%20.1%
Return on equity584.1%531.1%240.3%221.5%223.1%244.8%424.2%1218.3%832.9%-1004.5%
Debt / equity21.48×13.40×8.59×10.84×7.41×6.66×13.14×32.25×27.02×-26.83×
Current ratio0.830.921.111.281.090.991.031.141.361.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.