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Colgate-Palmolive Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Colgate-Palmolive generated $4.3B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $578.0M in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $3.8B. Free cash flow increased 0.1% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$4.3BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$780.0MNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$3.4BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$578.0MDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$638.0MNet Change In Cash (TTM)$223.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-01
Market Cap$72.5B
P/E Ratio34.14
ROE836.22%

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Legal Settlement$0.0$65.0M—$332.0M—$0.0
Change in inventories$6.0M$86.0M-$89.0M-$6.0M-$100.0M$41.0M
Change in other assets-$7.0M$1.0M———-$19.0M
Change in receivables—$174.0M—$28.0M—$215.0M
Deferred income taxes—-$24.0M$0.0$25.0M-$117.0M-$18.0M
Depreciation and amortization$148.0M$148.0M$151.0M$158.0M$173.0M$156.0M
Impairment of Goodwill and Content$0.0$229.8M$229.8M$229.8M$229.8M—
Change in other non-current liabilities-$11.0M-$13.0M———-$29.0M
Net cash from operating activities$1.3B$600.0M$884.0M$1.3B$1.5B$747.0M
Net income$779.0M$726.0M$773.0M$766.0M$0.0$681.0M
Accounts payable and other working capital$129.0M-$57.0M———-$11.0M
Other long-term liabilities-$11.0M-$13.0M———-$29.0M
Restructuring and termination benefits, net of cash$0.0-$7.0M-$6.0M-$2.0M—$165.0M
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles$0.0$229.8M$229.8M$229.8M$229.8M—
Stock-based compensation$27.0M$23.0M$32.0M$72.0M$28.0M$40.0M

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$184.0M$124.0M$108.0M$155.0M$177.0M$138.0M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity-$16.0M-$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$9.0M$8.0M
Net cash from investing activities-$80.0M-$159.0M-$401.0M-$154.0M-$103.0M-$122.0M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Payments of Ordinary Dividends$514.0M$406.0M$474.0M$420.0M$523.0M$417.0M
Other, net-$92.0M$32.0M$104.0M$9.0M$0.0-$23.0M
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-Term Debt—$164.0M-$194.0M$169.0M-$1.1B$1.1B
Payment of Deferred Purchase Consideration-$92.0M$32.0M$104.0M$9.0M$0.0-$23.0M
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other-$92.0M$32.0M$104.0M$9.0M$0.0-$23.0M
Net cash from financing activities-$1.3B-$458.0M-$409.0M-$1.0B-$1.4B-$563.0M
Noncontrolling Interests Activity and Other-$92.0M$32.0M$104.0M$9.0M$0.0-$23.0M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$27.0M$40.0M$25.0M$18.0M$18.0M$127.0M
Repurchases of common stock$455.0M$284.0M$232.0M$288.0M$406.0M$306.0M
Net Change in Short-term Borrowings and Indebtedness to Subsidiaries—$164.0M-$194.0M$169.0M-$1.1B$1.1B

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$1.1B$476.0M$776.0M$1.1B$1.3B$609.0M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$48.0M$33.0M$29.0M—$20.0M-$15.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash—$16.0M$103.0M$64.0M$9.0M$47.0M
Repayments of Other Debt$1.0M$4.0M$135.0M$516.0M$0.0$1.1B

Supplemental

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Income taxes paid$171.0M$139.0M$391.0M$182.0M$201.0M$176.0M
Interest paid$35.0M$109.0M$28.0M$98.0M$35.0M$96.0M