Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Ratios
Colgate-Palmolive Ratios
MX:CL's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $1.04B. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:CL's free cash flow was decreased by $-134.00M and operating cash flow was $1.17B. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.83 | 0.92 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 1.09 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.67 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.82 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 3.76 | 6.22 | 11.35 | 102.24 | 65.20 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -10.26B | $ -10.19B | $ -10.16B | $ -9.81B | $ -9.67B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 158.41 | 40.15 | 14.88 | 23.12 | 12.86 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.93 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.92 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 302.41 | 75.69 | 26.92 | 39.23 | 24.70 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.94 | 4.14 | 5.36 | 13.95 | 17.92 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 12.38 | 15.01 | 14.39 | 21.47 | 33.21 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 10.91 | 10.77 | 11.30 | 11.28 | 9.41 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.91 | 2.52 | 1.86 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.11% | 60.23% | 57.82% | 56.49% | 59.08% |
| EBIT Margin | 20.79% | 21.13% | 18.91% | 15.73% | 18.39% |
| EBITDA Margin | 23.88% | 24.14% | 21.82% | 18.77% | 21.58% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 16.22% | 21.80% | 21.23% | 19.95% | 22.31% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 15.01% | 19.68% | 17.43% | 14.80% | 17.72% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.46% | 14.37% | 11.82% | 9.93% | 12.43% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.09% | 15.17% | 12.62% | 10.95% | 13.42% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 69.70% | 73.03% | 67.81% | 67.11% | 70.17% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 92.53% | 90.26% | 82.11% | 74.20% | 79.44% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 13.06% | 18.00% | 14.03% | 11.35% | 14.40% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 3948.15% | 1362.74% | 377.67% | 445.14% | 355.67% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 34.88% | 42.61% | 35.45% | 30.57% | 35.36% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 22.81% | 30.56% | 24.76% | 22.35% | 26.33% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 18.27% | 26.22% | 20.73% | 17.07% | 23.31% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.34% | 3.89% | 3.49% | 2.71% | 3.00% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 12.17 | 13.22 | 12.27 | 11.95 | 13.43 |
| Payables Turnover | 3.89 | 4.43 | 4.83 | 5.04 | 4.82 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.00 | 4.02 | 4.24 | 3.77 | 4.21 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 4.37 | 4.55 | 4.25 | 4.17 | 4.67 |
| Asset Turnover | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.16 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -25.70 | 418.77 | 23.63 | 24.70 | 124.44 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 27.44 | 35.93 | 40.25 | 54.97 | 38.08 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 30.00 | 27.62 | 29.75 | 30.55 | 27.17 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 91.22 | 90.71 | 86.02 | 96.84 | 86.64 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 93.78 | 82.40 | 75.53 | 72.42 | 75.73 |
| Operating Cycle | 121.21 | 118.33 | 115.78 | 127.40 | 113.82 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 5.19 | 5.02 | 4.53 | 3.06 | 3.93 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 4.49 | 4.34 | 3.67 | 2.22 | 3.26 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.76 | 1.75 | 1.53 | 1.07 | 1.48 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 7.44 | 7.32 | 5.31 | 3.67 | 5.86 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.42 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.69% | 4.77% | 4.61% | 2.82% | 3.82% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 29.93 | 25.75 | 28.67 | 36.92 | 33.29 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 3.14 | 3.70 | 3.39 | 3.67 | 4.14 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1183.40 | 350.65 | 108.30 | 164.34 | 118.41 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 17.58 | 20.96 | 21.69 | 35.43 | 26.15 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 15.22 | 18.10 | 17.61 | 25.78 | 21.69 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -1.19 | 0.95 | 0.94 | -2.20 | -1.78 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.62 | 16.85 | 17.44 | 22.06 | 21.04 |
| Enterprise Value | 71.17B | 81.75B | 74.05B | 74.40B | 79.11B |
| EV to EBITDA | 14.62 | 16.85 | 17.44 | 22.06 | 21.04 |
| EV to Sales | 3.49 | 4.07 | 3.81 | 4.14 | 4.54 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 19.58 | 23.06 | 24.36 | 40.00 | 28.69 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 16.95 | 19.91 | 19.77 | 29.11 | 23.79 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | -5.31 | -5.48 | -5.25 | -5.34 | -5.65 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 0.48 | 0.72 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| Revenue Per Share | 25.20 | 24.58 | 23.52 | 21.48 | 20.62 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.64 | 3.53 | 2.78 | 2.13 | 2.56 |
| Tax Burden | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
| Interest Burden | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 1.97 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.42 |
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