TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 4.9B
Gross Profit 3.0B 60.82%
Operating Income 1.1B 21.91%
Net Income 726.0M 14.78%
EPS (Diluted) $0.85

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 16.6B
Total Liabilities 15.9B
Shareholders Equity 733.0M
Debt to Equity 21.71

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 657.0M
Free Cash Flow 476.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Colgate-Palmolive Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i20.1B19.5B18.0B17.4B16.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i7.9B8.1B7.7B7.0B6.5B
Gross Profit i12.2B11.3B10.2B10.4B10.0B
Gross Margin % i60.5%58.2%57.0%59.6%60.8%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i7.7B7.2B6.6B6.4B6.0B
Other Operating Expenses i--65.0M4.0M35.0M
Total Operating Expenses i7.7B7.2B6.6B6.4B6.1B
Operating Income i4.3B4.1B3.6B3.9B3.9B
Operating Margin % i21.5%21.0%20.1%22.4%23.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i67.0M55.0M14.0M17.0M19.0M
Interest Expense i292.0M287.0M167.0M117.0M183.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-149.0M-461.0M-804.0M-723.0M-64.0M
Pre-tax Income i4.0B3.4B2.7B3.1B3.6B
Income Tax i907.0M937.0M693.0M749.0M787.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i22.9%27.6%26.1%24.3%21.6%
Net Income i3.0B2.5B2.0B2.3B2.9B
Net Margin % i15.2%12.6%10.9%13.4%17.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i4.9B4.3B4.0B4.4B4.4B
EPS (Basic) i$3.53$2.78$2.13$2.56$3.15
EPS (Diluted) i$3.51$2.77$2.13$2.55$3.14
Basic Shares Outstanding i819100000827400000836400000845000000856800000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i819100000827400000836400000845000000856800000

Income Statement Trend

Colgate-Palmolive Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i1.1B966.0M775.0M832.0M888.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.5B1.6B1.5B1.3B1.3B
Inventory i2.0B1.9B2.1B1.7B1.7B
Other Current Assets713.0M793.0M760.0M576.0M513.0M
Total Current Assets i5.3B5.3B5.1B4.4B4.3B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.6B1.6B1.6B1.6B1.6B
Goodwill i8.3B8.7B8.6B9.0B10.5B
Intangible Assets i1.8B1.9B1.9B2.5B2.9B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets1.3B1.2B1.0B1.2B1.1B
Total Non-Current Assets i10.7B11.1B10.6B10.6B11.6B
Total Assets i16.0B16.4B15.7B15.0B15.9B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.8B1.7B1.6B1.5B1.4B
Short-term Debt i767.0M425.0M133.0M188.0M404.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities23.0M26.0M15.0M6.0M93.0M
Total Current Liabilities i5.8B4.7B4.0B4.1B4.4B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i7.7B8.6B9.1B7.6B7.8B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i343.0M361.0M383.0M395.0M426.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities320.0M305.0M271.0M254.0M354.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i9.7B10.7B10.9B10.0B10.4B
Total Liabilities i15.5B15.4B14.9B14.1B14.8B
Equity
Common Stock i1.5B1.5B1.5B1.5B1.5B
Retained Earnings i26.1B25.3B24.6B24.4B23.7B
Treasury Stock i27.4B26.0B25.1B24.1B23.0B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i544.0M957.0M806.0M971.0M1.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i8.5B9.1B9.3B7.8B8.2B
Working Capital i-442.0M538.0M1.1B346.0M-66.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Colgate-Palmolive Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i3.0B2.5B2.0B2.3B2.9B
Depreciation & Amortization i605.0M567.0M545.0M556.0M539.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i135.0M122.0M125.0M135.0M107.0M
Working Capital Changes i-172.0M146.0M-611.0M-211.0M-139.0M
Operating Cash Flow i3.6B3.4B2.0B2.7B3.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i0047.0M0-
Acquisitions i00-809.0M0-353.0M
Investment Purchases i-574.0M-506.0M-470.0M-141.0M-143.0M
Investment Sales i564.0M502.0M322.0M141.0M124.0M
Investing Cash Flow i27.0M-37.0M-905.0M-25.0M-369.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-1.7B-1.1B-1.3B-1.3B-1.5B
Dividends Paid i-1.8B-1.7B-1.7B-1.7B-1.7B
Debt Issuance i2.0M1.5B1.5B699.0M0
Debt Repayment i-503.0M-903.0M-406.0M-703.0M-1.1B
Financing Cash Flow i-4.0B-3.2B-1.4B-3.2B-3.8B
Free Cash Flow i3.5B3.0B1.9B2.8B3.3B
Net Change in Cash i-409.0M226.0M-278.0M-558.0M-986.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Colgate-Palmolive Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 23.79
Forward P/E 21.94
Price to Book 97.46
Price to Sales 3.42
PEG Ratio 21.94

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 14.54%
Operating Margin 20.86%
Return on Equity 398.04%
Return on Assets 15.56%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.88
Debt to Equity 832.51
Beta 0.35

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $3.56
Book Value per Share $0.87
Revenue per Share $24.57

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cl68.4B23.7997.46398.04%14.54%832.51
Procter & Gamble 359.9B23.607.0231.24%18.95%69.86
Kimberly-Clark 47.7B19.6043.35207.06%12.48%595.10
Kenvue 41.0B28.454.0710.65%9.37%88.04
Estee Lauder 31.6B124.057.26-15.98%-5.89%215.93
Church & Dwight 22.1B42.895.0412.07%8.66%54.84

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.