Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)
NYSE: CL · Real-Time Price · USD
96.34
+3.18 (3.41%)
Oct 30, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT - Market open
Colgate-Palmolive Company Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Operating Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Net Income | 751 | 693 | 646 | -37 | 736 | 743 | 690 | 739 | 736 | 731 | 683 | 718 | 708 | 502 | 372 | 5 | 618 | 603 | 559 | 148 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 159 | 155 | 156 | 173 | 158 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 157 | 150 | 150 | 144 | 145 | 128 | 135 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 142 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -47 | - | - | - |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | -55 | 67 | 165 | 927 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | -6 | -9 | -1 | -7 | 719 | -22 | -8 | 81 | 569 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 63 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 72 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 16 | 29 | 28 |
Other Operating Activities | 98 | 30 | 17 | -85 | 56 | 37 | 77 | 61 | 33 | -69 | 58 | 53 | 86 | -104 | 289 | -27 | 67 | 27 | 37 | 54 |
Change in Accounts Receivable | 50 | -59 | -215 | 164 | -28 | 22 | -174 | 128 | 125 | -57 | -252 | 25 | 50 | -55 | -57 | -56 | 20 | 6 | -197 | 114 |
Change in Inventory | 6 | -69 | -41 | 100 | 6 | 89 | -86 | -6 | -77 | -28 | 11 | 44 | 96 | 78 | -24 | 89 | -90 | -117 | -215 | -35 |
Change in Accounts Payable | 130 | 135 | -11 | 221 | 278 | -191 | -57 | 189 | 133 | 186 | 8 | 141 | 15 | 155 | -2 | -124 | 176 | -139 | -28 | 121 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | -31 | 5 | -10 | -38 | -15 | 7 | -14 | -14 | -4 | 28 | -26 | -14 | 2 | -21 | 22 | -88 | 53 | 2 | -18 | -35 |
Operating Cash Flow | 1,171 | 995 | 747 | 1,453 | 1,261 | 884 | 600 | 1,269 | 1,167 | 990 | 681 | 1,136 | 1,152 | 722 | 735 | 673 | 969 | 528 | 386 | 1,106 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | -7.14% | 12.56% | 24.50% | 14.50% | 8.05% | -10.71% | -11.89% | 11.71% | 1.30% | 37.12% | -7.35% | 68.80% | 18.88% | 36.74% | 90.42% | -39.15% | -2.51% | -15.79% | -35.45% | 14.85% |
Investing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Capital Expenditures | -134 | -128 | -138 | -177 | -155 | -108 | -124 | -184 | -134 | -117 | -126 | -197 | -161 | -184 | -163 | -221 | -175 | -178 | -122 | -193 |
Cash Acquisitions | - | - | - | - | - | -293 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | -727 | -90 | - | - |
Sale (Purchase) of Real Estate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
Investment in Securities | -2 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 5 | 3 | -37 | 88 | -33 | -4 | -61 | 56 | 19 | 19 | -98 | 36 | -93 | -69 | -22 | 63 |
Other Investing Activities | -1 | 4 | -8 | -9 | -4 | -3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 10 | -6 | -2 | -19 | -9 | -3 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 3 | - |
Investing Cash Flow | -137 | -122 | -122 | -103 | -154 | -401 | -159 | -80 | -150 | -111 | -193 | -143 | -161 | -174 | -264 | -173 | -946 | -341 | -141 | -130 |
Financing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | - | - | 1,138 | - | - | - | 164 | - | - | - | 728 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 413 | - |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,495 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
Total Debt Issued | -106 | -85 | 1,138 | 552 | 139 | 333 | 164 | -244 | -399 | 9 | 729 | -2 | - | 2 | 1,495 | 540 | 511 | 584 | 418 | 375 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -927 | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | -1,082 | - | - | - | -4 | - | - | - | -500 | - | - | - | -500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Debt Repaid | -1 | -4 | -1,082 | -989 | -486 | -165 | -4 | -1 | -2 | - | -500 | -342 | -149 | 109 | -1,427 | -348 | -58 | - | - | -681 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -107 | -89 | 56 | -437 | -347 | 168 | 160 | -245 | -401 | 9 | 229 | -344 | -149 | 111 | 68 | 192 | 453 | 584 | 418 | -306 |
Issuance of Common Stock | 40 | 11 | 127 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 27 | 156 | 119 | 336 | 55 | 66 | 137 | 122 | 20 | 162 | 65 | 171 | 142 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | -330 | -291 | -306 | -406 | -288 | -232 | -284 | -455 | -295 | -480 | -509 | -245 | -332 | -371 | -180 | -413 | -104 | -381 | -410 | -356 |
Common Dividends Paid | -429 | -462 | -417 | -523 | -420 | -474 | -406 | -514 | -408 | -473 | -394 | -506 | -396 | -457 | -390 | -485 | -392 | -436 | -378 | -496 |
Other Financing Activities | -32 | -20 | -23 | -13 | 9 | 104 | 32 | -92 | 44 | -20 | -23 | 48 | -35 | - | 5 | 20 | -20 | -13 | -5 | -90 |
Financing Cash Flow | -858 | -851 | -563 | -1,361 | -1,028 | -409 | -458 | -1,279 | -904 | -845 | -361 | -992 | -846 | -580 | -375 | -666 | 99 | -181 | -204 | -1,106 |
Net Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | -19 | 13 | -15 | 20 | -15 | 29 | 33 | -48 | 11 | -3 | -14 | 14 | -13 | -16 | -4 | 3 | -42 | -25 | 4 | 4 |
Net Cash Flow | 157 | 35 | 47 | 9 | 64 | 103 | 16 | -138 | 124 | 31 | 113 | 15 | 132 | -48 | 92 | -163 | 80 | -19 | 45 | -126 |
Free Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | 1,037 | 867 | 609 | 1,276 | 1,106 | 776 | 476 | 1,085 | 1,033 | 873 | 555 | 939 | 991 | 538 | 572 | 452 | 794 | 350 | 264 | 913 |
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | -6.24% | 11.73% | 27.94% | 17.60% | 7.07% | -11.11% | -14.23% | 15.55% | 4.24% | 62.27% | -2.97% | 107.74% | 24.81% | 53.71% | 116.67% | -50.49% | -7.35% | -29.58% | -46.23% | 13.84% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 19.31% | 16.17% | 11.44% | 24.40% | 21.55% | 15.19% | 9.69% | 21.94% | 20.52% | 17.26% | 10.96% | 18.97% | 20.16% | 11.16% | 11.99% | 9.77% | 17.82% | 7.81% | 6.00% | 20.74% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.30 | 1.08 | 0.76 | 1.59 | 1.36 | 0.95 | 0.58 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.67 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.95 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 1.08 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 669.25 | 714.75 | 646.5 | 1,138 | 848.88 | 581.88 | 402.88 | 801.63 | 847.38 | 739.88 | 924.5 | 332.25 | 744.75 | 693.5 | 888.88 | -172.38 | 567 | 252.63 | 756.13 | 200.25 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 708 | 753.5 | 685.25 | 1,178 | 890.75 | 626.25 | 444.13 | 842.88 | 893.63 | 788.63 | 970.13 | 405.38 | 781 | 729.75 | 922.63 | -129.25 | 592 | 272 | 773 | 225.25 |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Cash Interest Paid | 78 | 31 | 96 | 35 | 98 | 28 | 109 | 35 | 106 | 38 | 123 | 37 | 114 | 35 | 94 | 47 | 39 | 65 | - | 194 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 189 | 283 | 176 | 201 | 182 | 391 | 139 | 171 | 257 | 355 | 150 | 211 | 276 | 279 | 171 | 255 | 213 | 322 | 155 | 148 |
Change in Working Capital | 155 | 12 | -277 | 447 | 241 | -73 | -331 | 297 | 177 | 129 | -259 | 196 | 163 | 157 | -61 | -179 | 159 | -248 | -458 | 165 |