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Colgate-Palmolive CL Inventory turnover

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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 trailing twelve months.

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 inventory turnover?
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported inventory turnover of 71.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Colgate-Palmolive's inventory turnover changed year-over-year?
Colgate-Palmolive's inventory turnover increased by 24.8% year-over-year, from 57.6× to 71.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's inventory turnover?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's inventory turnover has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 360.1× to 262.4×.
What does inventory turnover mean?
How many times a year the company sells through and restocks its inventory.
How do you interpret inventory turnover?
Higher turnover ties up less cash in stock and reduces obsolescence risk, but too high can signal stock-outs and lost sales. Read against peers and the company's own history.
How does inventory turnover compare across companies?
Only meaningful for businesses that carry inventory; automatically null for asset-light and financial firms with no inventory line.