Financing Cash Flow
Colgate-Palmolive Financing Cash Flow increased by 58.6% to -$563.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.9%, from -$458.00M to -$563.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 4.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | -$550.00M | -$784.00M | -$1.11B | -$204.00M | -$181.00M | $99.00M | -$666.00M | -$375.00M | -$580.00M | -$846.00M | -$992.00M | -$361.00M | -$845.00M | -$904.00M | -$1.28B | -$458.00M | -$409.00M | -$1.03B | -$1.36B | -$563.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -42.5% | -41.1% | +81.6% | +11.3% | +154.7% | -772.7% | +43.7% | -54.7% | -45.9% | -17.3% | +63.6% | -134.1% | -7.0% | -41.5% | +64.2% | +10.7% | -151.3% | -32.4% | +58.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +67.1% | +112.6% | +39.8% | -83.8% | -220.4% | -954.5% | -48.9% | +3.7% | -45.7% | -6.9% | -28.9% | -26.9% | +51.6% | -13.7% | -6.4% | -22.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Colgate-Palmolive's financing cash flow?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported financing cash flow of -$563.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Colgate-Palmolive's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Colgate-Palmolive's financing cash flow decreased by 22.9% year-over-year, from -$458.00M to -$563.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's financing cash flow has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.77B to -$3.26B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.