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
EBITDA margin	18.4%-6.1pp	19.3%-4.9pp	24.3%0.0pp	24.4%+0.2pp	24.6%+0.7pp
Free cash flow margin	18.1%+0.7pp	17.8%+0.2pp	17.1%+0.2pp	16.9%+0.1pp	17.4%+2.1pp
Returns
Return on equity	836.2%-141pp	1,630.1%+926pp	450.3%—	705.2%—	977.1%—
Return on assets	12.8%-4.7pp	13.4%-4.4pp	17%-0.5pp	17.1%-0.2pp	17.4%+1.5pp
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×
Inventory turnover	71.9×+14.3×	66.1×+2.6×	74.5×+2.0×	64.1×+0.4×	57.6×-0.6×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1×+0.2×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×-0.1×	0.9×-0.2×	0.8×-0.2×
Quick ratio	1×+0.2×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×-0.1×	0.9×-0.2×	0.8×-0.2×
Cash ratio	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	55×+32.2×	158.4×+118×	9.8×-9.5×	12.5×-57.9×	22.8×-14.9×
Debt-to-assets	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.7×+0.3×	1.8×+0.3×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×0.0×	1.5×-0.2×
Interest coverage	12.1×-3.0×	12.3×-2.3×	15.8×+1.4×	15.5×+1.1×	15.1×+0.8×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$68.38B-10.0%	$63.7B-14.2%	$64.61B-23.8%	$71.46B-10.2%	$76B+2.7%
Enterprise value	$75.02B-9.8%	$70.96B-13.1%	$71.75B-22.0%	$79.01B-9.4%	$83.16B+1.9%
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×
EV / sales	3.6×-0.6×	3.5×-0.6×	3.6×-1.0×	4×-0.4×	4.2×0.0×
Free cash flow yield	5.5%+0.9pp	5.7%+0.9pp	5.3%+1.3pp	4.7%+0.5pp	4.6%+0.5pp
Earnings yield	3.1%-0.7pp	3.4%-0.5pp	4.5%+1.1pp	4.1%+0.5pp	3.8%+0.3pp

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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.