Colgate-Palmolive CL Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Colgate-Palmolive’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Colgate-Palmolive’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Colgate-Palmolive's return on invested capital?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported return on invested capital of 33% in Q1 2026.
- How has Colgate-Palmolive's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Colgate-Palmolive's return on invested capital decreased by 23.8% year-over-year, from 43.3% to 33%.
- What is the long-term trend for Colgate-Palmolive's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Colgate-Palmolive's return on invested capital has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 164.2% to 160%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.