What are Colgate-Palmolive's profit margins?

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) runs a 60.1% gross margin and a 15.4% operating margin, with a 10.2% net margin.

Where do Colgate-Palmolive's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Colgate-Palmolive's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Colgate-Palmolive CL Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	60.1%-0.6pp	60.1%-0.4pp	60.1%-0.2pp	60.6%+0.9pp	60.7%+1.7pp
Operating margin	15.4%-6.2pp	16.2%-5.0pp	21.3%0.0pp	21.4%+0.2pp	21.5%+0.7pp
Net margin	10.2%-4.3pp	10.6%-3.7pp	14.5%+0.2pp	14.5%+0.3pp	14.5%+1.3pp
Returns
Return on equity	836.2%-141pp	1,630.1%+926pp	450.3%—	705.2%—	977.1%—
Return on invested capital	33%-10.3pp	32.7%-7.6pp	42.3%-0.4pp	41.7%+0.5pp	43.3%+5.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.3×0.0×	1.3×0.0×	1.2×-0.1×	1.2×0.0×	1.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1×+0.2×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×-0.1×	0.9×-0.2×	0.8×-0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	55×+32.2×	158.4×+118×	9.8×-9.5×	12.5×-57.9×	22.8×-14.9×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.7×+0.3×	1.8×+0.3×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×-0.2×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$68.38B-10.0%	$63.7B-14.2%	$64.61B-23.8%	$71.46B-10.2%	$76B+2.7%
Price / earnings	32.2×+6.0×	29.4×+3.7×	22.2×-7.3×	24.6×-3.5×	26.2×-2.1×
Price / sales	3.3×-0.5×	3.1×-0.6×	3.2×-1.0×	3.6×-0.4×	3.8×+0.1×
Price / book	471.6×+262×	1,179.5×+829×	75.5×-120×	101.8×-545×	209.4×-112×
EV / EBITDA	19.6×+2.6×	18×+1.3×	14.7×-4.1×	16.2×-1.8×	17×-0.3×

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What are Colgate-Palmolive's profit margins?: Colgate-Palmolive (CL) runs a 60.1% gross margin and a 15.4% operating margin, with a 10.2% net margin.
Where do Colgate-Palmolive's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Colgate-Palmolive's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.