Latest period
805M
YoY change
-1.4%
5Y CAGR
-1.1%
Peak year (FY1992)
1.32B
Latest annual
811M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 811M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -1.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 811M | -1.4% | -11.4M | ||
| FY2024 | 823M | -0.8% | -6.7M | ||
| FY2023 | 829M | -1.1% | -9.6M | ||
| FY2022 | 839M | -1.1% | -9.5M | ||
| FY2021 | 848M | -1.3% | -11M | ||
| FY2020 | 859M | -0.2% | -1.8M | ||
| FY2019 | 861M | -1.4% | -11.9M | ||
| FY2018 | 873M | -1.7% | -14.8M | ||
| FY2017 | 888M | -1.2% | -10.6M | ||
| FY2016 | 898M | -1.2% | -11.3M | ||
| FY2015 | 910M | -1.6% | -14.6M | ||
| FY2014 | 924M | -1.7% | -15.6M | ||
| FY2013 | 940M | -2.1% | -20.3M | ||
| FY2012 | 960M | -2.4% | -23.8M | ||
| FY2011 | 984M | -3.7% | -37.8M | ||
| FY2010 | 1.02B | -2.6% | -27.4M | ||
| FY2009 | 1.05B | -1.9% | -20.8M | ||
| FY2008 | 1.07B | +0.2% | +1.63M | ||
| FY2007 | 1.07B | -0.8% | -8.62M | ||
| FY2006 | 1.08B | -1.1% | -12.1M | ||
| FY2005 | 1.09B | -2.5% | -27.9M | ||
| FY2004 | 1.12B | -1.6% | -17.7M | ||
| FY2003 | 1.13B | -1.9% | -21.9M | ||
| FY2002 | 1.16B | -2.8% | -33.8M | ||
| FY2001 | 1.19B | -3.0% | -36.8M | ||
| FY2000 | 1.23B | -1.6% | -19.5M | ||
| FY1999 | 1.25B | -2.1% | -26.7M | ||
| FY1998 | 1.27B | +0.0% | +287K | ||
| FY1997 | 1.27B | +1.7% | +20.9M | ||
| FY1996 | 1.25B | +8.2% | +95.3M | ||
| FY1995 | 1.16B | -7.8% | -98.4M | ||
| FY1994 | 1.26B | -3.0% | -39.3M | ||
| FY1993 | 1.29B | -2.1% | -28M | ||
| FY1992 | 1.32B | +20.7% | +227M | ||
| FY1991 | 1.1B | -3.7% | -41.6M | ||
| FY1990 | 1.14B | +1.3% | +14.9M | ||
| FY1989 | 1.12B | +5.1% | +54.2M | ||
| FY1988 | 1.07B | -0.2% | -1.67M | ||
| FY1987 | 1.07B | -3.3% | -36.3M | ||
| FY1986 | 1.11B | +19.0% | +177M | ||
| FY1985 | 930M | — | — |
- FY2025811M-1.4%
- FY2024823M-0.8%
- FY2023829M-1.1%
- FY2022839M-1.1%
- FY2021848M-1.3%
- FY2020859M-0.2%
- FY2019861M-1.4%
- FY2018873M-1.7%
- FY2017888M-1.2%
- FY2016898M-1.2%
- FY2015910M-1.6%
- FY2014924M-1.7%
- FY2013940M-2.1%
- FY2012960M-2.4%
- FY2011984M-3.7%
- FY20101.02B-2.6%
- FY20091.05B-1.9%
- FY20081.07B+0.2%
- FY20071.07B-0.8%
- FY20061.08B-1.1%
- FY20051.09B-2.5%
- FY20041.12B-1.6%
- FY20031.13B-1.9%
- FY20021.16B-2.8%
- FY20011.19B-3.0%
- FY20001.23B-1.6%
- FY19991.25B-2.1%
- FY19981.27B+0.0%
- FY19971.27B+1.7%
- FY19961.25B+8.2%
- FY19951.16B-7.8%
- FY19941.26B-3.0%
- FY19931.29B-2.1%
- FY19921.32B+20.7%
- FY19911.1B-3.7%
- FY19901.14B+1.3%
- FY19891.12B+5.1%
- FY19881.07B-0.2%
- FY19871.07B-3.3%
- FY19861.11B+19.0%
- FY1985930M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
According to Colgate-Palmolive's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 805M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 811M (2025) – edged down 1.4% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Colgate-Palmolive diluted shares outstanding delivered a -1.1% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Colgate-Palmolive diluted shares outstanding plunged from 1.32B in 1992 to 811M in 2025, a 38.7% drawdown.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 1.32B in 1992 and its low of 811M in 2025.
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding by Year
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding 2025: 811M
In 2025, Colgate-Palmolive reported diluted shares outstanding of 811M, edged down 1.4% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding 2024: 823M
Colgate-Palmolive diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 823M, edged down 0.8% below 2023.
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding 2023: 829M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for Colgate-Palmolive came in at 829M, edged down 1.1% below 2022.
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding 2022: 839M
Colgate-Palmolive posted diluted shares outstanding of 839M in 2022, edged down 1.1% below 2021.
Colgate-Palmolive Shares Outstanding 2021: 848M
Colgate-Palmolive diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 848M.
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