TTM
60.1%
YoY change
−0.12pp
Trough year (1985)
42.3%
Peak year (2017)
60.3%
Latest annual
60.1%
Gross Margin history chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 60.1%
Gross Margin change chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.12pp
Gross Margin history table for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 60.1% | -0.12pp | ||
| 2024 | 60.2% | +2.40pp | ||
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.33pp | ||
| 2022 | 56.5% | -2.59pp | ||
| 2021 | 59.1% | -1.22pp | ||
| 2020 | 60.3% | +1.19pp | ||
| 2019 | 59.1% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2018 | 59.2% | -1.10pp | ||
| 2017 | 60.3% | +0.23pp | ||
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.66pp | ||
| 2015 | 58.4% | -0.05pp | ||
| 2014 | 58.5% | -0.16pp | ||
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.61pp | ||
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2011 | 57.5% | -1.51pp | ||
| 2010 | 59.0% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2009 | 58.9% | +2.34pp | ||
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2007 | 57.1% | +0.82pp | ||
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.05pp | ||
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.14pp | ||
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.45pp | ||
| 2002 | 54.6% | -0.51pp | ||
| 2001 | 55.1% | +0.64pp | ||
| 2000 | 54.4% | -2.99pp | ||
| 1999 | 57.4% | +1.55pp | ||
| 1998 | 55.9% | +1.59pp | ||
| 1997 | 54.3% | +1.53pp | ||
| 1996 | 52.7% | +1.23pp | ||
| 1995 | 51.5% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1994 | 51.5% | +0.82pp | ||
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.88pp | ||
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.80pp | ||
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.64pp | ||
| 1990 | 47.4% | +1.88pp | ||
| 1989 | 45.5% | +1.33pp | ||
| 1988 | 44.2% | -1.51pp | ||
| 1987 | 45.7% | +1.91pp | ||
| 1986 | 43.8% | +1.43pp | ||
| 1985 | 42.3% | — |
- 202560.1%-0.12pp
- 202460.2%+2.40pp
- 202357.8%+1.33pp
- 202256.5%-2.59pp
- 202159.1%-1.22pp
- 202060.3%+1.19pp
- 201959.1%-0.11pp
- 201859.2%-1.10pp
- 201760.3%+0.23pp
- 201660.1%+1.66pp
- 201558.4%-0.05pp
- 201458.5%-0.16pp
- 201358.7%+0.61pp
- 201258.0%+0.58pp
- 201157.5%-1.51pp
- 201059.0%+0.09pp
- 200958.9%+2.34pp
- 200856.5%-0.52pp
- 200757.1%+0.82pp
- 200656.2%+1.05pp
- 200555.2%+0.14pp
- 200455.0%+0.04pp
- 200355.0%+0.45pp
- 200254.6%-0.51pp
- 200155.1%+0.64pp
- 200054.4%-2.99pp
- 199957.4%+1.55pp
- 199855.9%+1.59pp
- 199754.3%+1.53pp
- 199652.7%+1.23pp
- 199551.5%-0.01pp
- 199451.5%+0.82pp
- 199350.7%+0.88pp
- 199249.8%+1.80pp
- 199148.0%+0.64pp
- 199047.4%+1.88pp
- 198945.5%+1.33pp
- 198844.2%-1.51pp
- 198745.7%+1.91pp
- 198643.8%+1.43pp
- 198542.3%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
According to Colgate-Palmolive's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 60.1%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
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) gross margin totalled 60.11% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 60.33%, reached in 2017; the historical low of 42.34% was recorded in 1985.
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin by Year
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin 2025: 60.1%
2025's gross margin for Colgate-Palmolive came in at 60.11%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin 2024: 60.2%
Colgate-Palmolive posted gross margin of 60.23% in 2024, expanded 2.4 percentage points from 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin 2023: 57.8%
In 2023, Colgate-Palmolive reported gross margin of 57.82%, expanded 1.3 percentage points from 2022.
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin 2022: 56.5%
Colgate-Palmolive gross margin in 2022 was 56.49%, contracted 2.6 percentage points from 2021.
Colgate-Palmolive Gross Margin 2021: 59.1%
Colgate-Palmolive gross margin in 2021 was 59.08%.
See more financial history for Colgate-Palmolive (CL).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Colgate-Palmolive (CL), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
- 67.8%
- 61.7%
- 54.1%
- 25.0%
- 12.9%
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