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Colgate-Palmolive CL Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin241.5%+2.0pp239.5%+10.6pp228.9%-3.0pp232%-9.6pp
Operating margin80.5%-4.1pp84.6%+15.5pp69%+0.1pp68.9%-19.8pp
Net margin54.2%-1.9pp56.1%+19.2pp36.8%-6.6pp43.5%-16.2pp
Returns
Return on equity3,762.7%1,987.7%
Return on invested capital160%-2.2pp162.2%+46.8pp115.4%-5.7pp121.1%-43.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover4.8×-0.1×4.9×+0.2×4.7×+0.2×4.5×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio3.5×-0.6×4.1×-0.6×4.7×0.0×4.7×+0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity203.5×+35.9×167.6×107.4×+34.6×
Net debt / EBITDA6.3×+0.2×6.2×-2.3×8.5×+0.2×8.2×+1.9×
Valuation
Market capitalization$275.77B-11.8%$312.73B+24.7%$250.86B-1.7%$255.3B-5.7%
Price / earnings102.4×-9.2×111.6×-35.8×147.4×+14.4×133×+25.8×
Price / sales13.7×-1.9×15.6×+2.4×13.3×-1.1×14.4×-1.4×
Price / book1,566.2×+51.7×1,514.5×856.6×+229×
EV / EBITDA65.9×-5.1×70.9×-3.9×74.8×-4.3×79.1×+10.1×

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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.