Latest period
$3.77B
YoY change
+2.5%
5Y CAGR
+1.9%
Peak year (2025)
$3.63B
Latest annual
$3.63B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: $3.63B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: +2.5%
Free Cash Flow history table for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1989 to 2025
| 2025 | $3.63B | +2.5% | +$88.00M | ||
| 2024 | $3.55B | +16.6% | +$506.00M | ||
| 2023 | $3.04B | +63.4% | +$1.18B | ||
| 2022 | $1.86B | -32.6% | −$898.00M | ||
| 2021 | $2.76B | -16.7% | −$551.00M | ||
| 2020 | $3.31B | +18.3% | +$511.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.80B | +6.8% | +$178.00M | ||
| 2018 | $2.62B | +4.8% | +$119.00M | ||
| 2017 | $2.50B | -1.8% | −$47.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.55B | +12.8% | +$290.00M | ||
| 2015 | $2.26B | -11.1% | −$283.00M | ||
| 2014 | $2.54B | +0.3% | +$7.00M | ||
| 2013 | $2.53B | -3.7% | −$97.00M | ||
| 2012 | $2.63B | +11.5% | +$272.00M | ||
| 2011 | $2.36B | -11.3% | −$302.00M | ||
| 2010 | $2.66B | -1.5% | −$41.00M | ||
| 2009 | $2.70B | +67.0% | +$1.08B | ||
| 2008 | $1.62B | -0.2% | −$2.60M | ||
| 2007 | $1.62B | +20.5% | +$275.50M | ||
| 2006 | $1.35B | -3.6% | −$50.10M | ||
| 2005 | $1.40B | -0.8% | −$11.00M | ||
| 2004 | $1.41B | -4.1% | −$59.40M | ||
| 2003 | $1.47B | +15.6% | +$198.10M | ||
| 2002 | $1.27B | +8.9% | +$103.80M | ||
| 2001 | $1.16B | -0.5% | −$5.90M | ||
| 2000 | $1.17B | +33.5% | +$293.80M | ||
| 1999 | $875.80M | +14.2% | +$109.20M | ||
| 1998 | $766.60M | +23.8% | +$147.30M | ||
| 1997 | $619.30M | +35.1% | +$160.90M | ||
| 1996 | $458.40M | +21.1% | +$80.00M | ||
| 1995 | $378.40M | -11.7% | −$50.20M | ||
| 1994 | $428.60M | +23.8% | +$82.50M | ||
| 1993 | $346.10M | +54.4% | +$121.90M | ||
| 1992 | $224.20M | -0.4% | −$800.00K | ||
| 1991 | $225.00M | +46.3% | +$71.20M | ||
| 1990 | $153.80M | +7.9% | +$11.20M | ||
| 1989 | $142.60M | — | — |
- 2025$3.63B+2.5%
- 2024$3.55B+16.6%
- 2023$3.04B+63.4%
- 2022$1.86B-32.6%
- 2021$2.76B-16.7%
- 2020$3.31B+18.3%
- 2019$2.80B+6.8%
- 2018$2.62B+4.8%
- 2017$2.50B-1.8%
- 2016$2.55B+12.8%
- 2015$2.26B-11.1%
- 2014$2.54B+0.3%
- 2013$2.53B-3.7%
- 2012$2.63B+11.5%
- 2011$2.36B-11.3%
- 2010$2.66B-1.5%
- 2009$2.70B+67.0%
- 2008$1.62B-0.2%
- 2007$1.62B+20.5%
- 2006$1.35B-3.6%
- 2005$1.40B-0.8%
- 2004$1.41B-4.1%
- 2003$1.47B+15.6%
- 2002$1.27B+8.9%
- 2001$1.16B-0.5%
- 2000$1.17B+33.5%
- 1999$875.80M+14.2%
- 1998$766.60M+23.8%
- 1997$619.30M+35.1%
- 1996$458.40M+21.1%
- 1995$378.40M-11.7%
- 1994$428.60M+23.8%
- 1993$346.10M+54.4%
- 1992$224.20M-0.4%
- 1991$225.00M+46.3%
- 1990$153.80M+7.9%
- 1989$142.60M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Colgate-Palmolive's reported cash flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Free Cash Flow for Colgate-Palmolive (CL): headline value $3.77B · YoY +2.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) free cash flow totalled $3.63B – edged up 2.5% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Colgate-Palmolive free cash flow expanded at a +1.9% compound annual rate, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2025 marks the peak free cash flow at $3.63B, with the historical low of $142.60M recorded in 1989.
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow by Year
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow 2025: $3.63B
2025's free cash flow for Colgate-Palmolive came in at $3.63B, edged up 2.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow 2024: $3.55B
Colgate-Palmolive posted free cash flow of $3.55B in 2024, grew 16.6% from 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow 2023: $3.04B
In 2023, Colgate-Palmolive reported free cash flow of $3.04B, surged 63.4% from 2022.
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow 2022: $1.86B
Colgate-Palmolive free cash flow in 2022 was $1.86B, plunged 32.6% below 2021.
Colgate-Palmolive Free Cash Flow 2021: $2.76B
Colgate-Palmolive free cash flow in 2021 was $2.76B.
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