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

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	FY'25	FY'24	FY'23	FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin	241.5%+2.0pp	239.5%+10.6pp	228.9%-3.0pp	232%-9.6pp
Operating margin	80.5%-4.1pp	84.6%+15.5pp	69%+0.1pp	68.9%-19.8pp
Net margin	54.2%-1.9pp	56.1%+19.2pp	36.8%-6.6pp	43.5%-16.2pp
EBITDA margin	92.6%-4.0pp	96.6%+15.9pp	80.6%-0.8pp	81.4%-20.1pp
Free cash flow margin	69.2%+2.5pp	66.7%+13.3pp	53.4%+2.0pp	51.4%-13.9pp
Returns
Return on equity	3,762.7%—	——	——	1,987.7%—
Return on assets	64.9%-3.7pp	68.6%+25.1pp	43.5%-5.3pp	48.8%-16.9pp
Return on invested capital	160%-2.2pp	162.2%+46.8pp	115.4%-5.7pp	121.1%-43.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	4.8×-0.1×	4.9×+0.2×	4.7×+0.2×	4.5×+0.1×
Inventory turnover	262.4×+4.4×	258×-11.6×	269.6×-9.2×	278.8×-81.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio	3.5×-0.6×	4.1×-0.6×	4.7×0.0×	4.7×+0.4×
Quick ratio	3.4×-0.6×	4×-0.6×	4.6×0.0×	4.6×+0.4×
Cash ratio	0.7×-0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.8×0.0×	0.8×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	203.5×+35.9×	167.6×—	——	107.4×+34.6×
Debt-to-assets	2×-0.1×	2.1×-0.1×	2.2×+0.1×	2.1×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA	6.3×+0.2×	6.2×-2.3×	8.5×+0.2×	8.2×+1.9×
Interest coverage	58.8×+1.0×	57.8×+3.5×	54.3×—	——
Valuation
Market capitalization	$275.77B-11.8%	$312.73B+24.7%	$250.86B-1.7%	$255.3B-5.7%
Enterprise value	$304.87B-11.0%	$342.46B+21.1%	$282.9B-0.7%	$284.91B-4.5%
Price / earnings	102.4×-9.2×	111.6×-35.8×	147.4×+14.4×	133×+25.8×
Price / sales	13.7×-1.9×	15.6×+2.4×	13.3×-1.1×	14.4×-1.4×
Price / book	1,566.2×+51.7×	1,514.5×—	——	856.6×+229×
EV / EBITDA	65.9×-5.1×	70.9×-3.9×	74.8×-4.3×	79.1×+10.1×
EV / sales	15.2×-2.0×	17.1×+2.2×	15×-1.1×	16.1×-1.3×
Free cash flow yield	20.3%+3.2pp	17.1%+1.0pp	16.1%+1.8pp	14.3%-2.3pp
Earnings yield	15.8%+1.4pp	14.4%+3.3pp	11.1%-1.0pp	12.1%-3.1pp

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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.