Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.26% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.26%.
TTM buyback yield
2.26%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.26%
5Y share count change
-5.6%
TTM buyback spend
$1.44B
SBC coverage (TTM)
11.32x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 11.32x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.21B | $0.00 | $1.21B | 0.81B | -1.4% | 1.90% |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $135.00M | $1.60B | 0.82B | -0.8% | 2.34% |
| 2023 | $1.13B | $122.00M | $1.01B | 0.83B | -1.1% | 1.72% |
| 2022 | $1.31B | $125.00M | $1.18B | 0.84B | -1.1% | 1.99% |
| 2021 | $1.32B | $135.00M | $1.19B | 0.85B | -1.3% | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1.48B | $107.00M | $1.37B | 0.86B | -0.2% | 2.02% |
| 2019 | $1.20B | $100.00M | $1.10B | 0.86B | -1.4% | 2.04% |
| 2018 | $1.24B | $109.00M | $1.13B | 0.87B | -1.7% | 2.40% |
| 2017 | $1.40B | $127.00M | $1.27B | 0.89B | -1.2% | 2.11% |
| 2016 | $1.33B | $123.00M | $1.21B | 0.90B | -1.2% | 2.30% |
| 2015 | $1.55B | $125.00M | $1.43B | 0.91B | -1.6% | 2.60% |
| 2014 | $1.53B | $131.00M | $1.40B | 0.92B | -1.7% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | $1.52B | $128.00M | $1.39B | 0.94B | -2.1% | 2.52% |
| 2012 | $1.94B | $120.00M | $1.82B | 0.96B | -2.4% | 3.94% |
| 2011 | $1.81B | $122.00M | $1.68B | 0.98B | -3.7% | 4.04% |
| 2010 | $2.02B | $121.00M | $1.90B | 1.02B | -2.6% | 5.22% |
| 2009 | $1.06B | $117.00M | $946.00M | 1.05B | -1.9% | 2.60% |
| 2008 | $1.07B | $100.00M | $973.00M | 1.07B | 0.2% | 3.11% |
| 2007 | $1.27B | $0.00 | $1.27B | 1.07B | -0.8% | 3.19% |
| 2006 | $884.70M | $0.00 | $884.70M | 1.08B | -1.1% | 2.61% |
| 2005 | $796.20M | $0.00 | $796.20M | 1.09B | -2.5% | 2.79% |
| 2004 | $637.90M | $0.00 | $637.90M | 1.12B | -1.6% | 2.36% |
| 2003 | $554.90M | $0.00 | $554.90M | 1.13B | -1.9% | 2.06% |
| 2002 | $1.08B | $0.00 | $1.08B | 1.16B | -2.8% | 3.82% |
| 2001 | $1.23B | $0.00 | $1.23B | 1.19B | -3.0% | 3.89% |
| 2000 | $1.04B | $0.00 | $1.04B | 1.23B | -1.6% | — |
| 1999 | $624.40M | $0.00 | $624.40M | 1.25B | -2.1% | — |
| 1998 | $542.50M | $0.00 | $542.50M | 1.27B | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $175.10M | $0.00 | $175.10M | 1.27B | 1.7% | — |
| 1996 | $27.40M | $0.00 | $27.40M | 1.25B | — | — |
| 1995 | $1.20M | $0.00 | $1.20M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $357.90M | $0.00 | $357.90M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $657.20M | $0.00 | $657.20M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $20.50M | $0.00 | $20.50M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $13.80M | $0.00 | $13.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $229.80M | $0.00 | $229.80M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)79% of headroom
Headroom $1.81B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Colgate-Palmolive buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Colgate-Palmolive spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.44B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Colgate-Palmolive's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.26% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Colgate-Palmolive's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.26% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Colgate-Palmolive diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Colgate-Palmolive's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -5.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).