Buyback yield (TTM)
1.80%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.48%
5Y share count change
-5.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.23B
Cumulative buybacks
$36.01B
Key takeaways
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) repurchased about $1.23B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.85× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -3.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 64% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Latest: $1.21B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) came in at $1.21B – plunged 30.4% year-over-year.
Colgate-Palmolive buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -3.9%, with a net decline across the window.
Colgate-Palmolive buyback spend peaked at $2.02B in 2010; the latest annual figure is $1.21B in 2025 (40.1% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $2.02B, reached in 2010; the historical low of $200.00K was recorded in 1991.
Colgate-Palmolive Buyback Spend 2025: $1.21B
Colgate-Palmolive buyback spend in 2025 was $1.21B, plunged 30.4% below 2024.
Colgate-Palmolive Buyback Spend 2024: $1.74B
2024's buyback spend for Colgate-Palmolive came in at $1.74B, surged 54.2% from 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive Buyback Spend 2023: $1.13B
Colgate-Palmolive posted buyback spend of $1.13B in 2023, declined 13.8% below 2022.
Colgate-Palmolive Buyback Spend 2022: $1.31B
In 2022, Colgate-Palmolive reported buyback spend of $1.31B, edged down 0.9% below 2021.
Colgate-Palmolive Buyback Spend 2021: $1.32B
Colgate-Palmolive buyback spend in 2021 was $1.32B.
See more financial history for Colgate-Palmolive (CL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.21B | $0.00 | $1.21B | 1.90% | 0.81B | -1.4% | |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $135.00M | $1.60B | 2.34% | 0.82B | -0.8% | |
| 2023 | $1.13B | $122.00M | $1.01B | 1.72% | 0.83B | -1.1% | |
| 2022 | $1.31B | $125.00M | $1.18B | 1.99% | 0.84B | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $1.32B | $135.00M | $1.19B | 1.84% | 0.85B | -1.3% | |
| 2020 | $1.48B | $107.00M | $1.37B | 2.02% | 0.86B | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $1.20B | $100.00M | $1.10B | 2.04% | 0.86B | -1.4% | |
| 2018 | $1.24B | $109.00M | $1.13B | 2.40% | 0.87B | -1.7% | |
| 2017 | $1.40B | $127.00M | $1.27B | 2.11% | 0.89B | -1.2% | |
| 2016 | $1.33B | $123.00M | $1.21B | 2.30% | 0.90B | -1.2% | |
| 2015 | $1.55B | $125.00M | $1.43B | 2.60% | 0.91B | -1.6% | |
| 2014 | $1.53B | $131.00M | $1.40B | 2.43% | 0.92B | -1.7% | |
| 2013 | $1.52B | $128.00M | $1.39B | 2.52% | 0.94B | -2.1% | |
| 2012 | $1.94B | $120.00M | $1.82B | 3.94% | 0.96B | -2.4% | |
| 2011 | $1.81B | $122.00M | $1.68B | 4.04% | 0.98B | -3.7% | |
| 2010 | $2.02B | $121.00M | $1.90B | 5.22% | 1.02B | -2.6% | |
| 2009 | $1.06B | $117.00M | $946.00M | 2.60% | 1.05B | -1.9% | |
| 2008 | $1.07B | $100.00M | $973.00M | 3.11% | 1.07B | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $1.27B | $0.00 | $1.27B | 3.19% | 1.07B | -0.8% | |
| 2006 | $884.70M | $0.00 | $884.70M | 2.61% | 1.08B | -1.1% | |
| 2005 | $796.20M | $0.00 | $796.20M | 2.79% | 1.09B | -2.5% | |
| 2004 | $637.90M | $0.00 | $637.90M | 2.36% | 1.12B | -1.6% | |
| 2003 | $554.90M | $0.00 | $554.90M | 2.06% | 1.13B | -1.9% | |
| 2002 | $1.08B | $0.00 | $1.08B | 3.82% | 1.16B | -2.8% | |
| 2001 | $1.23B | $0.00 | $1.23B | 3.89% | 1.19B | -3.0% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.21B
- 2024$1.74B
- 2023$1.13B
- 2022$1.31B
- 2021$1.32B
- 2020$1.48B
- 2019$1.20B
- 2018$1.24B
- 2017$1.40B
- 2016$1.33B
- 2015$1.55B
- 2014$1.53B
- 2013$1.52B
- 2012$1.94B
- 2011$1.81B
- 2010$2.02B
- 2009$1.06B
- 2008$1.07B
- 2007$1.27B
- 2006$884.70M
- 2005$796.20M
- 2004$637.90M
- 2003$554.90M
- 2002$1.08B
- 2001$1.23B
- 2000$1.04B
- 1999$624.40M
- 1998$542.50M
- 1997$175.10M
- 1996$27.40M
- 1995$1.20M
- 1994$357.90M
- 1993$657.20M
- 1992$20.50M
- 1991$200.00K
- 1990$13.80M
- 1989$229.80M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.85×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
How Colgate-Palmolive splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Colgate-Palmolive, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
- $8.09B
- $6.50B
- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.93B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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