TTM
10.0%
YoY change
−3.91pp
Trough year (1987)
1.0%
Peak year (2020)
16.4%
Latest annual
10.5%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 10.5%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −3.91pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 10.5% | -3.91pp | ||
| 2024 | 14.4% | +2.55pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.8% | +1.89pp | ||
| 2022 | 9.9% | -2.50pp | ||
| 2021 | 12.4% | -3.93pp | ||
| 2020 | 16.4% | +1.28pp | ||
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2018 | 15.4% | +2.34pp | ||
| 2017 | 13.1% | -2.97pp | ||
| 2016 | 16.1% | +7.43pp | ||
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.99pp | ||
| 2014 | 12.6% | -0.25pp | ||
| 2013 | 12.9% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2012 | 14.5% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2010 | 14.2% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2009 | 14.9% | +2.18pp | ||
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2007 | 12.6% | +1.54pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.1% | -0.80pp | ||
| 2005 | 11.9% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2004 | 12.5% | -1.81pp | ||
| 2003 | 14.4% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2002 | 13.9% | +1.70pp | ||
| 2001 | 12.2% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2000 | 11.4% | +1.09pp | ||
| 1999 | 10.3% | +0.82pp | ||
| 1998 | 9.5% | +1.28pp | ||
| 1997 | 8.2% | +0.92pp | ||
| 1996 | 7.3% | +5.20pp | ||
| 1995 | 2.1% | -5.59pp | ||
| 1994 | 7.6% | +4.99pp | ||
| 1993 | 2.7% | -4.15pp | ||
| 1992 | 6.8% | +4.75pp | ||
| 1991 | 2.1% | -3.58pp | ||
| 1990 | 5.6% | +0.08pp | ||
| 1989 | 5.6% | +1.48pp | ||
| 1988 | 4.1% | +3.12pp | ||
| 1987 | 1.0% | -2.60pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.6% | -0.24pp | ||
| 1985 | 3.8% | — |
- 202510.5%-3.91pp
- 202414.4%+2.55pp
- 202311.8%+1.89pp
- 20229.9%-2.50pp
- 202112.4%-3.93pp
- 202016.4%+1.28pp
- 201915.1%-0.36pp
- 201815.4%+2.34pp
- 201713.1%-2.97pp
- 201616.1%+7.43pp
- 20158.6%-3.99pp
- 201412.6%-0.25pp
- 201312.9%-1.60pp
- 201214.5%-0.06pp
- 201114.5%+0.37pp
- 201014.2%-0.79pp
- 200914.9%+2.18pp
- 200812.8%+0.17pp
- 200712.6%+1.54pp
- 200611.1%-0.80pp
- 200511.9%-0.68pp
- 200412.5%-1.81pp
- 200314.4%+0.49pp
- 200213.9%+1.70pp
- 200112.2%+0.79pp
- 200011.4%+1.09pp
- 199910.3%+0.82pp
- 19989.5%+1.28pp
- 19978.2%+0.92pp
- 19967.3%+5.20pp
- 19952.1%-5.59pp
- 19947.6%+4.99pp
- 19932.7%-4.15pp
- 19926.8%+4.75pp
- 19912.1%-3.58pp
- 19905.6%+0.08pp
- 19895.6%+1.48pp
- 19884.1%+3.12pp
- 19871.0%-2.60pp
- 19863.6%-0.24pp
- 19853.8%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
According to Colgate-Palmolive's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 10.0%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) came in at 10.46% – contracted 3.9 percentage points year-over-year.
2020 marks the peak net margin at 16.36%, with the historical low of 0.96% recorded in 1987.
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin by Year
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin 2025: 10.5%
Colgate-Palmolive posted net margin of 10.46% in 2025, contracted 3.9 percentage points from 2024.
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin 2024: 14.4%
In 2024, Colgate-Palmolive reported net margin of 14.37%, expanded 2.6 percentage points from 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin 2023: 11.8%
Colgate-Palmolive net margin in 2023 was 11.82%, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2022.
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin 2022: 9.9%
2022's net margin for Colgate-Palmolive came in at 9.93%, contracted 2.5 percentage points from 2021.
Colgate-Palmolive Net Profit Margin 2021: 12.4%
Colgate-Palmolive net margin in 2021 was 12.43%.
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