Operating Segments — Operating Income
Colgate-Palmolive Operating Segments — Operating Income increased by 959.3% to $964.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 10.4%, from $1.08B to $964.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Segments — Operating Income shows relatively stable performance with a -0.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency, pricing power, or cost management within the segment. A decrease may signal rising input costs, competitive pressure, or declining demand for the segment's products.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the profit or loss generated by a specific business segment after deducting operating expenses from...
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cl_segment_operating_segments_operating_income_lossHistorical 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 | $996.00M | $967.00M | $365.00M | $860.00M | $884.00M | $947.00M | $202.00M | $909.00M | $974.00M | $1.03B | $1.07B | $1.05B | $1.09B | $1.07B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $1.08B | $1.06B | $91.00M | $964.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.9% | -62.3% | +135.6% | +2.8% | +7.1% | -78.7% | +350.0% | +7.2% | +5.6% | +4.2% | -2.3% | +4.3% | -2.5% | -0.1% | +1.1% | +0.4% | -1.9% | -91.4% | +959.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.2% | -2.1% | -44.7% | +5.7% | +10.2% | +8.7% | +430.7% | +15.2% | +12.1% | +3.5% | -0.7% | +2.8% | -1.1% | -0.6% | -91.4% | -10.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Colgate-Palmolive's operating segments — operating income?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported operating segments — operating income of $964.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Colgate-Palmolive's operating segments — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Colgate-Palmolive's operating segments — operating income decreased by 10.4% year-over-year, from $1.08B to $964.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's operating segments — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's operating segments — operating income has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.33B to $3.31B.
- What does operating segments — operating income mean?
- The profit or loss a specific business unit generates from its core operations before interest and taxes.