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Colgate-Palmolive CL Debt-to-assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.3B+8.4%
Gross profit$3.2B+8.0%
Operating income$964.0M-10.4%
Net income$646.0M-6.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.80-5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+20.1%
Total debt$8.0B-3.6%
Total equity$145.0M-60.1%
Total assets$16.6B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$747.0M+24.5%
CapEx$138.0M+11.3%
Free cash flow$609.0M+27.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$71.6B-10.0%
Enterprise value$78.24B-9.8%
P/E33.7×+6.2×
P/S3.4×-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin60.1%-0.6pp
Operating margin15.4%-6.2pp
Net margin10.2%-4.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity836.2%-141pp
Debt / equity55×+32.2×
Current ratio+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Colgate-Palmolive’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Colgate-Palmolive’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Colgate-Palmolive's debt-to-assets?
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported debt-to-assets of 0.5× in Q1 2026.
How has Colgate-Palmolive's debt-to-assets changed year-over-year?
Colgate-Palmolive's debt-to-assets decreased by 3.4% year-over-year, from 0.5× to 0.5×.
What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's debt-to-assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's debt-to-assets has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2× to 2×.
What does debt-to-assets mean?
What fraction of everything the company owns is funded by debt.
How do you interpret debt-to-assets?
A lower ratio indicates a more conservatively financed balance sheet. Rising debt-to-assets over time signals increasing financial risk.
How does debt-to-assets compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; bounded between 0 and 1 for most non-financials, which makes cross-company reads cleaner than debt-to-equity.