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CapEx
Colgate-Palmolive CapEx decreased by 22.0% to $138.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.3%, from $124.00M to $138.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows relatively stable performance with a -0.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $130.00M | $137.00M | $193.00M | $122.00M | $178.00M | $175.00M | $221.00M | $163.00M | $184.00M | $161.00M | $197.00M | $126.00M | $117.00M | $134.00M | $184.00M | $124.00M | $108.00M | $155.00M | $177.00M | $138.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.4% | +40.9% | -36.8% | +45.9% | -1.7% | +26.3% | -26.2% | +12.9% | -12.5% | +22.4% | -36.0% | -7.1% | +14.5% | +37.3% | -32.6% | -12.9% | +43.5% | +14.2% | -22.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +36.9% | +27.7% | +14.5% | +33.6% | +3.4% | -8.0% | -10.9% | -22.7% | -36.4% | -16.8% | -6.6% | -1.6% | -7.7% | +15.7% | -3.8% | +11.3% |
Range$108.00M – $221.00M
CAGR+1.3%
Avg YoY Growth+1.8%
Median YoY Growth-2.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Colgate-Palmolive's capex?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported capex of $138.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Colgate-Palmolive's capex changed year-over-year?
- Colgate-Palmolive's capex increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $124.00M to $138.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's capex has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $567.00M to $564.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.