Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Colgate-Palmolive Company had a P/E ratio of 29.88 (up from 25.71), return on equity of 497.5% (up from 406.3%), debt-to-equity of 23.44 (up from 15.65) and a current ratio of 0.83 (down from 0.92). A current ratio of 0.83 means current liabilities exceed current assets. Its dividend yield was 2.59% with a payout ratio of 85.5%.

Colgate-Palmolive Company Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	29.88	25.71	28.54	36.87	33.21	27.20
Forward P/E	20.98	24.20	23.66	25.77	25.78	27.02
P/S Ratio	3.13	3.69	3.37	3.66	4.13	4.45
P/B Ratio	174.51	136.53	68.58	81.65	74.08	66.57
Price/FCF	17.53	20.95	21.59	35.38	26.08	22.15
Price/OCF	15.17	18.09	17.52	25.75	21.63	19.71
PEG Ratio	5.47	2.97	3.03	10.47	4.54	4.21
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	3.48	4.06	3.78	4.08	4.54	4.85
EV/EBITDA	14.59	16.81	16.35	17.86	18.09	18.46
EV/EBIT	16.76	19.20	18.70	20.59	20.72	21.09
EV/FCF	19.54	23.02	24.20	39.43	28.65	24.14
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	497.47%	406.26%	278.50%	221.38%	225.68%	344.79%
Return on Assets (ROA)	16.36%	16.38%	15.31%	14.47%	15.40%	15.30%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	40.88%	39.28%	31.63%	30.84%	35.34%	25.80%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	44.70%	41.30%	33.80%	30.40%	34.70%	32.90%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	23.44	15.65	9.47	11.50	8.09	7.46
Debt/EBITDA	1.70	1.70	1.95	2.17	1.73	1.82
Debt/FCF	2.35	2.40	2.98	4.98	2.85	2.48
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	0.83	0.92	1.11	1.28	1.08	0.98
Quick Ratio	0.45	0.48	0.58	0.61	0.54	0.50
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	1.26	1.24	1.21	1.17	1.13	1.06
Inventory Turnover	4.05	4.04	4.06	4.10	4.19	4.20
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	3.35%	3.89%	3.50%	2.71%	3.01%	3.68%
FCF Yield	5.71%	4.77%	4.63%	2.83%	3.83%	4.52%
Dividend Yield	2.59%	2.17%	2.39%	2.35%	2.09%	2.30%
Payout Ratio	85.51%	61.93%	76.04%	94.73%	77.52%	55.73%
Buyback Yield	1.47%	0.72%	1.14%	1.12%	1.28%	0.21%
Total Return	4.06%	2.89%	3.53%	3.47%	3.37%	2.51%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Colgate-Palmolive Company Financial Ratios

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's P/E ratio?

Colgate-Palmolive Company's P/E ratio was 29.88 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 25.71 a year earlier.

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's return on equity?

Colgate-Palmolive Company's return on equity (ROE) was 497.5% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 406.3% a year earlier.

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's debt-to-equity ratio?

Colgate-Palmolive Company's debt-to-equity ratio was 23.44 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 15.65 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition