CLColgate-Palmolive

Consumer staples · Cosmetics · NYSE

Colgate-Palmolive Company (together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Colgate-Palmolive”) is a caring, innovative growth company united behind our purpose to reimagine a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 33,600
Headquarters: New York, NY
CEO: Noel R. Wallace
Next results: around Jan 29, 2027

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CL and 9 peers, year by year

The 9 Consumer staples companies closest to CL in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.

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Each company's latest fiscal year
Company	Year	Revenue	Sales growth	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	FCF margin	Return on equity	Debt / equity
CL Colgate-Palmolive	FY2025	$20.4B	+1.4%	60.1%	16.2%	10.5%	17.8%	n/m	n/m
DLTR Dollar Tree	FY2025	$19.4B	+10.4%	36.3%	8.5%	6.6%	5.4%	34.2%	0.65
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper	FY2025	$16.6B	+8.2%	54.2%	21.5%	12.5%	9.1%	8.1%	0.63
MO Altria	FY2025	$23.3B	−3.1%	62.5%	42.5%	29.8%	39.0%	n/m	n/m
CASY Casey's	FY2026	$17.6B	+10.2%	-	-	4.1%	4.1%	18.1%	0.59
GIS General Mills	FY2026	$18.4B	−5.4%	-	4.8%	−0.5%	8.8%	−1.2%	1.84
KHC Kraft Heinz	FY2025	$24.9B	−3.5%	33.3%	−18.7%	−23.4%	14.7%	−14.0%	0.51
KMB Kimberly-Clark	FY2025	$16.4B	−2.1%	36.0%	14.3%	12.3%	10.0%	134.6%	4.77
KVUE Kenvue	FY2025	$15.1B	−2.1%	58.1%	16.0%	9.7%	11.4%	13.7%	0.79
EL Estée Lauder Companies	FY2026	$15.0B	+5.0%	75.5%	5.2%	1.2%	8.7%	4.8%	1.92

Revenuepeer median $17.6B

Sales growthpeer median −2.1%

Gross marginpeer median 54.2%

Operating marginpeer median 11.4%

Net marginpeer median 6.6%

FCF marginpeer median 9.1%

Return on equitypeer median 10.9%

Debt / equitypeer median 0.72

KMB 4.77
EL 1.92
GIS 1.84
KVUE 0.79
DLTR 0.65
KDP 0.63
CASY 0.59
KHC 0.51
CL n/m
MO n/m

RevenueSales growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFree cash flowFCF marginReturn on equityDebt / equityEPS (diluted)

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue as reported in the 10-K.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	$15.2B	$15.5B	$15.5B	$15.7B	$16.5B	$17.4B	$18.0B	$19.5B	$20.1B	$20.4B
DLTR Jan	$20.7B	$22.2B	$22.8B	$23.6B	$25.5B	$26.3B	$15.4B	$16.8B	$17.6B	$19.4B
KDP Dec	$6.4B	$6.7B	$7.4B	$11.1B	$11.6B	$12.7B	$14.1B	$14.8B	$15.4B	$16.6B
MO Dec	$25.7B	$25.6B	$25.4B	$25.1B	$26.2B	$26.0B	$25.1B	$24.5B	$24.0B	$23.3B
CASY Apr	$7.1B	$7.5B	$8.4B	$9.4B	$9.2B	$8.7B	$13.0B	$15.1B	$14.9B	$15.9B
GIS May	-	$15.6B	$15.7B	$16.9B	$17.6B	$18.1B	$19.0B	$20.1B	$19.9B	$19.5B
KHC Dec	$26.3B	$26.1B	$26.3B	$25.0B	$26.2B	$26.0B	$26.5B	$26.6B	$25.8B	$24.9B
KMB Dec	$18.3B	$18.3B	$18.5B	$18.4B	$19.1B	$19.4B	$20.2B	$17.1B	$16.8B	$16.4B
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	$15.1B	$15.4B	$15.5B	$15.1B
EL Jun	$11.3B	$11.8B	$13.7B	$14.9B	$14.3B	$16.2B	$17.7B	$15.9B	$15.6B	$14.3B
Peer median	$18.3B	$17.0B	$17.1B	$17.7B	$18.4B	$18.8B	$17.7B	$16.8B	$16.8B	$16.6B

Sales growth, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue against the fiscal year before.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	−5.2%	+1.7%	+0.6%	+1.0%	+5.0%	+5.8%	+3.1%	+8.3%	+3.3%	+1.4%
DLTR Jan	-	+7.4%	+2.6%	+3.5%	+8.0%	+3.1%	+7.6%	+8.9%	+4.7%	+10.4%
KDP Dec	-	+3.9%	+11.2%	+49.4%	+4.5%	+9.2%	+10.8%	+5.4%	+3.6%	+8.2%
MO Dec	+1.2%	−0.7%	−0.8%	−1.0%	+4.2%	−0.5%	−3.5%	−2.4%	−1.9%	−3.1%
CASY Apr	-	+5.4%	+11.8%	+11.5%	−1.9%	−5.1%	+48.8%	+16.5%	−1.5%	+7.3%
GIS May	-	-	+0.8%	+7.1%	+4.5%	+2.8%	+4.8%	+5.8%	−1.2%	−1.9%
KHC Dec	-	−0.9%	+0.7%	−4.9%	+4.8%	−0.5%	+1.7%	+0.6%	−3.0%	−3.5%
KMB Dec	−2.1%	+0.3%	+0.8%	−0.2%	+3.7%	+1.6%	+3.8%	+1.3%	−2.0%	−2.1%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+3.3%	+0.1%	−2.1%
EL Jun	-	+5.0%	+15.7%	+8.6%	−3.8%	+13.4%	+9.4%	−10.3%	−1.9%	−8.2%
Peer median	-	+3.9%	+1.7%	+5.3%	+4.3%	+2.2%	+6.2%	+3.3%	−1.5%	−2.1%

Gross margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Gross profit / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	60.0%	60.0%	59.4%	59.4%	60.8%	59.6%	57.0%	58.2%	60.5%	60.1%
DLTR Jan	30.9%	31.6%	30.4%	29.8%	30.5%	29.4%	37.5%	35.8%	35.7%	36.3%
KDP Dec	59.9%	59.7%	52.2%	57.0%	55.8%	55.0%	52.1%	54.5%	55.6%	54.2%
MO Dec	45.0%	46.8%	48.3%	50.6%	49.8%	53.8%	56.8%	58.3%	59.8%	62.5%
CASY Apr	22.7%	22.4%	21.1%	20.9%	23.4%	-	-	-	-	-
GIS May	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KHC Dec	34.8%	34.6%	34.0%	32.6%	35.0%	33.3%	30.7%	33.5%	34.7%	33.3%
KMB Dec	36.6%	35.9%	30.3%	32.7%	35.6%	30.8%	30.8%	36.6%	37.4%	36.0%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	55.9%	56.0%	58.0%	58.1%
EL Jun	80.6%	79.4%	79.2%	77.2%	75.2%	76.4%	75.7%	71.3%	71.7%	74.0%
Peer median	36.6%	35.9%	34.0%	32.7%	35.6%	43.6%	52.1%	54.5%	55.6%	54.2%

Operating margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Operating income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	26.0%	24.0%	23.8%	22.6%	23.6%	19.1%	16.1%	20.5%	21.2%	16.2%
DLTR Jan	8.2%	9.0%	−4.1%	5.3%	7.4%	6.9%	13.6%	10.6%	8.3%	8.5%
KDP Dec	22.3%	20.7%	16.6%	21.4%	21.3%	22.8%	18.5%	21.5%	16.9%	21.5%
MO Dec	34.0%	37.5%	35.9%	41.1%	41.6%	44.4%	47.5%	47.2%	46.8%	42.5%
CASY Apr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GIS May	-	16.0%	15.4%	14.9%	16.8%	17.3%	18.3%	17.1%	17.3%	17.0%
KHC Dec	21.3%	23.2%	−38.8%	12.3%	8.1%	13.3%	13.7%	17.2%	6.5%	−18.7%
KMB Dec	18.5%	18.3%	12.1%	16.2%	16.9%	13.2%	13.3%	11.2%	16.1%	14.3%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.4%	16.3%	11.9%	16.0%
EL Jun	14.3%	14.4%	15.0%	15.6%	4.2%	16.1%	17.9%	9.5%	6.2%	−5.5%
Peer median	19.9%	18.3%	15.0%	15.6%	16.8%	16.1%	18.1%	16.7%	14.0%	15.1%

Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	16.1%	13.1%	15.4%	15.1%	16.4%	12.4%	9.9%	11.8%	14.4%	10.5%
DLTR Jan	4.3%	7.7%	−7.0%	3.5%	5.3%	5.0%	10.5%	−5.9%	−17.2%	6.6%
KDP Dec	13.2%	16.1%	7.9%	11.3%	11.4%	16.9%	10.2%	14.7%	9.4%	12.5%
MO Dec	55.3%	40.0%	27.5%	−5.1%	17.1%	9.5%	23.0%	33.2%	46.9%	29.8%
CASY Apr	3.2%	2.4%	3.8%	2.2%	2.9%	3.6%	2.6%	3.0%	3.4%	3.4%
GIS May	-	10.6%	13.5%	10.4%	12.4%	12.9%	14.3%	12.9%	12.6%	11.8%
KHC Dec	13.7%	42.0%	−38.8%	7.7%	1.4%	3.9%	8.9%	10.7%	10.6%	−23.4%
KMB Dec	11.8%	12.4%	7.6%	11.7%	12.3%	9.3%	9.6%	10.3%	15.1%	12.3%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.8%	10.8%	6.7%	9.7%
EL Jun	9.9%	10.6%	8.1%	12.0%	4.8%	17.7%	13.5%	6.3%	2.5%	−7.9%
Peer median	11.8%	11.5%	7.8%	9.1%	8.3%	9.4%	10.5%	10.7%	9.4%	9.7%

Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	$2.5B	$2.5B	$2.6B	$2.8B	$3.3B	$2.8B	$1.9B	$3.0B	$3.5B	$3.6B
DLTR Jan	$1.1B	$878.0M	$948.9M	$835.0M	$1.8B	$410.3M	$975.8M	$1.5B	$892.8M	$1.1B
KDP Dec	$781.0M	$836.0M	$1.4B	$2.1B	$2.0B	$2.5B	$2.5B	$904.0M	$1.7B	$1.5B
MO Dec	$3.6B	$4.7B	$8.2B	$7.6B	$8.2B	$8.2B	$8.1B	$9.1B	$8.6B	$9.1B
CASY Apr	$79.5M	$25.9M	−$157.6M	$135.9M	$65.3M	$362.8M	$462.3M	$405.4M	$370.9M	$584.6M
GIS May	$2.0B	$1.7B	$2.2B	$2.3B	$3.2B	$2.5B	$2.7B	$2.1B	$2.5B	$2.3B
KHC Dec	$1.4B	−$693.0M	$1.7B	$2.8B	$4.3B	$4.5B	$1.6B	$3.0B	$3.2B	$3.7B
KMB Dec	$2.5B	$2.1B	$2.1B	$1.5B	$2.5B	$1.7B	$1.9B	$2.8B	$2.5B	$1.6B
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39.0M	$2.7B	$1.3B	$1.7B
EL Jun	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$3.0B	$2.0B	$728.0M	$1.4B	$670.0M
Peer median	$1.3B	$1.1B	$1.8B	$2.0B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$1.7B	$1.6B

FCF margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Free cash flow / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	16.8%	16.2%	16.9%	17.8%	20.1%	15.8%	10.4%	15.6%	17.6%	17.8%
DLTR Jan	5.4%	3.9%	4.2%	3.5%	7.1%	1.6%	6.3%	8.9%	5.1%	5.4%
KDP Dec	12.1%	12.5%	19.3%	19.3%	17.2%	19.3%	17.7%	6.1%	10.8%	9.1%
MO Dec	14.1%	18.4%	32.1%	30.2%	31.2%	31.7%	32.1%	37.1%	35.9%	39.0%
CASY Apr	1.1%	0.3%	−1.9%	1.5%	0.7%	4.2%	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	3.7%
GIS May	-	11.1%	14.1%	13.5%	18.2%	13.5%	14.5%	10.4%	12.7%	11.8%
KHC Dec	5.3%	−2.7%	6.7%	11.1%	16.5%	17.1%	5.9%	11.1%	12.2%	14.7%
KMB Dec	13.5%	11.7%	11.3%	8.3%	13.1%	8.9%	9.2%	16.2%	15.0%	10.0%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3%	17.5%	8.6%	11.4%
EL Jun	11.2%	10.9%	14.1%	11.9%	11.6%	18.5%	11.3%	4.6%	9.2%	4.7%
Peer median	11.2%	11.0%	12.7%	11.5%	14.8%	15.3%	9.2%	10.4%	10.8%	10.0%

Return on equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m
DLTR Jan	16.6%	23.9%	−28.2%	13.2%	18.4%	17.2%	18.5%	−13.7%	−76.2%	34.2%
KDP Dec	39.7%	14.5%	2.6%	5.4%	5.6%	8.6%	5.7%	8.5%	5.9%	8.1%
MO Dec	111.5%	66.5%	47.1%	−20.8%	157.3%	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m
CASY Apr	20.9%	14.9%	25.0%	14.5%	16.1%	16.2%	15.2%	16.8%	16.6%	15.6%
GIS May	34.4%	38.3%	34.7%	24.8%	27.1%	24.7%	25.7%	24.8%	26.6%	24.9%
KHC Dec	6.3%	16.6%	−19.7%	3.7%	0.7%	2.1%	4.9%	5.8%	5.6%	−14.0%
KMB Dec	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	192.8%	n/m	134.6%
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.1%	14.8%	10.7%	13.7%
EL Jun	31.2%	28.5%	23.6%	40.7%	17.4%	47.4%	42.8%	18.0%	7.3%	−29.3%
Peer median	31.2%	23.9%	23.6%	13.2%	17.4%	16.7%	15.2%	15.8%	7.3%	14.6%

Debt / equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	9.88	11.83	n/m	13.53	n/m	n/m
DLTR Jan	1.19	0.80	0.76	0.60	0.44	0.44	0.39	0.47	0.86	0.65
KDP Dec	2.03	0.69	0.69	0.62	0.57	0.48	0.48	0.51	0.64	0.63
MO Dec	1.09	0.90	1.74	4.51	10.38	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m
CASY Apr	0.77	0.78	1.03	0.92	0.77	0.70	0.72	0.59	0.51	0.69
GIS May	1.71	2.19	2.58	2.05	1.68	1.33	1.10	1.12	1.38	1.62
KHC Dec	0.56	0.48	0.60	0.57	0.56	0.44	0.41	0.40	0.40	0.51
KMB Dec	n/m	8.42	n/m	n/m	13.36	16.68	15.40	8.69	8.83	4.77
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.74	0.89	0.79
EL Jun	0.63	0.81	0.76	0.78	1.56	0.92	0.97	1.45	1.46	1.89
Peer median	1.09	0.81	0.76	0.78	1.17	0.70	0.72	0.67	0.88	0.74

EPS (diluted), FY2016 to FY2025

Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CL Dec	$2.72	$2.28	$2.75	$2.75	$3.14	$2.55	$2.13	$2.77	$3.51	$2.63
DLTR Jan	$3.78	$7.21	−$6.69	$3.47	$5.65	$5.80	$7.21	−$4.54	−$14.03	$6.22
KDP Dec	$4.54	$5.89	$0.53	$0.88	$0.93	$1.50	$1.01	$1.55	$1.05	$1.53
MO Dec	$7.28	$5.31	$3.68	−$0.70	$2.40	$1.34	$3.19	$4.57	$6.54	$4.12
CASY Apr	$5.73	$4.48	$8.34	$5.51	$7.10	$8.38	$9.10	$11.91	$13.43	$14.64
GIS May	$2.77	$2.77	$3.64	$2.90	$3.56	$3.78	$4.42	$4.31	$4.31	$4.10
KHC Dec	$2.78	$8.91	−$8.36	$1.58	$0.29	$0.82	$1.91	$2.31	$2.26	−$4.93
KMB Dec	$5.99	$6.40	$4.03	$6.24	$6.87	$5.35	$5.72	$5.21	$7.55	$6.07
KVUE Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.21	$0.90	$0.54	$0.76
EL Jun	$2.96	$3.35	$2.95	$4.82	$1.86	$7.79	$6.55	$2.79	$1.08	−$3.15
Peer median	$4.16	$5.60	$3.29	$3.19	$2.98	$4.56	$4.42	$2.79	$2.26	$4.10

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