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Colgate-Palmolive CL Operating Cash Flow

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

Valuation

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Market cap$72.87B+2.4%
Enterprise value$79.5B+1.5%
P/E34.3×+9.8×
P/S3.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin60.1%-0.6pp
Operating margin15.4%-6.2pp
Net margin10.2%-4.3pp
FCF margin18.1%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Colgate-Palmolive in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported operating cash flow of $747M in Q1 2026.
How has Colgate-Palmolive's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Colgate-Palmolive's operating cash flow increased by 24.5% year-over-year, from $600M to $747M.
What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's operating cash flow has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.33B to $4.2B.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.