Question 1

What is Colgate-Palmolive's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) P/E ratio is 35.3× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Colgate-Palmolive?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Colgate-Palmolive specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 22.6×.

Question 5

Is Colgate-Palmolive's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Colgate-Palmolive's P/E ratio of 35.3× is above its own 5-year average of 30.5× and above the sector median of 22.6×. That places the current reading at the 81th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Colgate-Palmolive's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 14.8× in 2009 to a high of 48.0× in 2016. The 5-year average is 30.5× and the 5-year median is 29.7×.

Question 7

What was Colgate-Palmolive's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 29.8×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Colgate-Palmolive's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$63.6B	$2.13B	29.8×	+4.1×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$74.3B	$2.89B	25.7×	-2.8×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$65.6B	$2.3B	28.5×	-8.2×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$65.6B	$1.79B	36.8×	+3.6×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$71.9B	$2.17B	33.2×	+6.1×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$73B	$2.7B	27.1×	+2.2×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$59B	$2.37B	24.9×	+3.4×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$51.6B	$2.4B	21.5×	-11.2×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$66.2B	$2.02B	32.7×	+8.9×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$58.1B	$2.44B	23.8×	-19.4×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$59.7B	$1.38B	43.2×	+14.2×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$63B	$2.18B	28.9×	+2.0×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$60.4B	$2.24B	26.9×	+7.0×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$49.3B	$2.47B	20.0×	+1.6×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$44.7B	$2.43B	18.4×	+0.8×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$38.7B	$2.2B	17.6×	-0.3×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$40.9B	$2.29B	17.8×	+0.1×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$34.5B	$1.95B	17.7×	-5.5×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$39.7B	$1.71B	23.2×	-2.3×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$33.9B	$1.32B	25.6×	+4.0×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$28.5B	$1.32B	21.6×	+0.8×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$27B	$1.3B	20.7×	+1.5×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$26.9B	$1.4B	19.3×	-3.1×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$28.4B	$1.27B	22.4×	—	Dec 31, 2002


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P/E Ratio for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 2002-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

Historical P/E Ratio for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio by Year

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio 2025: 29.8×

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio 2024: 25.7×

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio 2023: 28.5×

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio 2022: 36.8×

Colgate-Palmolive P/E Ratio 2021: 33.2×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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