Latest headcount
33,600
YoY change
-1.2%
Headcount CAGR
+0.6%
Revenue / employee
$607K
Employee count history for Colgate-Palmolive
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 28,000 |
| 1994 | 32,800 |
| 1995 | 37,300 |
| 1996 | 37,900 |
| 2001 | 38,500 |
| 2002 | 37,700 |
| 2003 | 36,600 |
| 2004 | 36,000 |
| 2005 | 35,800 |
| 2006 | 34,700 |
| 2007 | 36,000 |
| 2008 | 36,600 |
| 2009 | 38,100 |
| 2010 | 39,200 |
| 2011 | 38,600 |
| 2012 | 37,700 |
| 2013 | 37,400 |
| 2014 | 37,700 |
| 2015 | 37,900 |
| 2016 | 36,700 |
| 2017 | 35,900 |
| 2018 | 34,500 |
| 2019 | 34,300 |
| 2020 | 34,200 |
| 2021 | 33,800 |
| 2022 | 33,800 |
| 2023 | 34,000 |
| 2024 | 34,000 |
| 2025 | 33,600 |
Revenue per employee for Colgate-Palmolive
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $255K |
| 1994 | $231K |
| 1995 | $224K |
| 1996 | $231K |
| 2001 | $245K |
| 2002 | $247K |
| 2003 | $271K |
| 2004 | $294K |
| 2005 | $318K |
| 2006 | $353K |
| 2007 | $383K |
| 2008 | $419K |
| 2009 | $402K |
| 2010 | $397K |
| 2011 | $434K |
| 2012 | $453K |
| 2013 | $466K |
| 2014 | $458K |
| 2015 | $423K |
| 2016 | $414K |
| 2017 | $430K |
| 2018 | $451K |
| 2019 | $458K |
| 2020 | $482K |
| 2021 | $515K |
| 2022 | $532K |
| 2023 | $572K |
| 2024 | $591K |
| 2025 | $607K |
Earnings per employee for Colgate-Palmolive
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $6.78K |
| 1994 | $17.7K |
| 1995 | $4.61K |
| 1996 | $16.8K |
| 2001 | $29.8K |
| 2002 | $34.2K |
| 2003 | $38.8K |
| 2004 | $36.9K |
| 2005 | $37.7K |
| 2006 | $39K |
| 2007 | $48.3K |
| 2008 | $53.5K |
| 2009 | $60.1K |
| 2010 | $56.2K |
| 2011 | $63K |
| 2012 | $65.6K |
| 2013 | $59.9K |
| 2014 | $57.8K |
| 2015 | $36.5K |
| 2016 | $66.5K |
| 2017 | $56.4K |
| 2018 | $69.6K |
| 2019 | $69K |
| 2020 | $78.8K |
| 2021 | $64.1K |
| 2022 | $52.8K |
| 2023 | $67.6K |
| 2024 | $85K |
| 2025 | $63.5K |
Employee count history for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202533,600-1.2%
- 202434,0000.0%
- 202334,000+0.6%
- 202233,8000.0%
- 202133,800-1.2%
- 202034,200-0.3%
- 201934,300-0.6%
- 201834,500-3.9%
- 201735,900-2.2%
- 201636,700-3.2%
- 201537,900+0.5%
- 201437,700+0.8%
- 201337,400-0.8%
- 201237,700-2.3%
- 201138,600-1.5%
- 201039,200+2.9%
- 200938,100+4.1%
- 200836,600+1.7%
- 200736,000+3.7%
- 200634,700-3.1%
- 200535,800-0.6%
- 200436,000-1.6%
- 200336,600-2.9%
- 200237,700-2.1%
- 200138,500—
- 200038,300+3.0%
- 199937,200-2.9%
- 199838,300+1.3%
- 199737,800—
- 199637,900+1.6%
- 199537,300+13.7%
- 199432,800+17.1%
- 199328,000—
About Colgate-Palmolive's employee count
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) employed 33,600 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -400 (-1.2%) from 34,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 28,000 to 33,600 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.6% per year.
Colgate-Palmolive generated about $607K of revenue and $63.5K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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