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Colgate-Palmolive CL Ratios & Valuation

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Profitability
Gross margin60.1%0.0pp60.1%0.0pp60.1%-0.4pp60.6%-0.1pp60.7%+0.2pp
Operating margin15.4%-0.9pp16.2%-5.1pp21.3%-0.1pp21.4%-0.1pp21.5%+0.3pp
Net margin10.2%-0.4pp10.6%-3.8pp14.5%-0.1pp14.5%0.0pp14.5%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity836.2%-794pp1,630.1%+1,180pp450.3%-255pp705.2%-272pp977.1%+273pp
Return on invested capital33%+0.3pp32.7%-9.6pp42.3%+0.5pp41.7%-1.6pp43.3%+3.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.3×0.0×1.3×+0.1×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio+0.2×0.8×-0.1×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.8×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity55×-103×158.4×+149×9.8×-2.6×12.5×-10.3×22.8×-17.4×
Net debt / EBITDA1.7×-0.1×1.8×+0.4×1.5×-0.1×1.5×+0.1×1.5×-0.1×
Valuation
Market capitalization$68.38B+7.4%$63.7B-1.4%$64.61B-9.6%$71.46B-6.0%$76B+2.3%
Price / earnings32.2×+2.8×29.4×+7.2×22.2×-2.3×24.6×-1.7×26.2×+0.5×
Price / sales3.3×+0.2×3.1×-0.1×3.2×-0.4×3.6×-0.2×3.8×+0.1×
Price / book471.6×-708×1,179.5×+1,104×75.5×-26.3×101.8×-108×209.4×-141×
EV / EBITDA19.6×+1.5×18×+3.3×14.7×-1.5×16.2×-0.8×17×+0.2×

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Questions, answered.

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.