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EBITDA Margin for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

18.8%

YoY change

−4.73pp

Trough year (1991)

7.1%

Peak year (2016)

28.5%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 19.4%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −4.73pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202519.4%-4.73pp
  • 202424.1%+2.32pp
  • 202321.8%+3.05pp
  • 202218.8%-2.82pp
  • 202121.6%-4.80pp
  • 202026.4%+0.82pp
  • 201925.6%-1.25pp
  • 201826.8%+0.19pp
  • 201726.6%-1.87pp
  • 201628.5%+7.63pp
  • 201520.9%-2.90pp
  • 201423.8%+0.11pp
  • 201323.7%-1.98pp
  • 201225.6%+0.13pp
  • 201125.5%+0.63pp
  • 201024.9%-1.08pp
  • 200925.9%+3.39pp
  • 200822.6%+0.34pp
  • 200722.2%+1.35pp
  • 200620.9%-1.99pp
  • 200522.9%-0.77pp
  • 200423.6%-1.29pp
  • 200324.9%+0.08pp
  • 200224.8%+1.82pp
  • 200123.0%+0.82pp
  • 200022.2%+0.49pp
  • 199921.7%+1.49pp
  • 199820.2%+1.70pp
  • 199718.5%+0.67pp
  • 199617.9%+0.80pp
  • 199517.1%+0.13pp
  • 199416.9%+0.63pp
  • 199316.3%+2.15pp
  • 199214.1%+7.08pp
  • 19917.1%-4.90pp
  • 199012.0%+1.40pp
  • 198910.6%+1.16pp
  • 19889.4%+0.82pp
  • 19878.6%+0.14pp
  • 19868.5%+0.74pp
  • 19857.7%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Colgate-Palmolive's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

According to Colgate-Palmolive's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 18.8%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported EBITDA margin of 19.41% – contracted 4.7 percentage points year-over-year.

2016 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 28.50%, with the historical low of 7.06% recorded in 1991.

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin by Year

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin 2025: 19.4%

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA margin in 2025 was 19.41%, contracted 4.7 percentage points from 2024.

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin 2024: 24.1%

2024's EBITDA margin for Colgate-Palmolive came in at 24.14%, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2023.

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin 2023: 21.8%

Colgate-Palmolive posted EBITDA margin of 21.82% in 2023, expanded 3.1 percentage points from 2022.

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin 2022: 18.8%

In 2022, Colgate-Palmolive reported EBITDA margin of 18.77%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2021.

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA Margin 2021: 21.6%

Colgate-Palmolive EBITDA margin in 2021 was 21.58%.

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