Colgate Palmolive Debt-to-Equity Ratio Growth & History (CL)
Colgate Palmolive's debt-to-equity ratio was 158.37 for fiscal 2025.
View full Colgate Palmolive company overviewColgate Palmolive annual debt-to-equity ratio history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Debt-to-equity ratio | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 158.37 | 118.26 | +294.81% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 40.11 | 25.74 | +179.06% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 14.37 | −8.72 | −37.75% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 23.09 | 10.29 | +80.44% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 12.80 | 2.09 | +19.52% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 10.71 | −59.57 | −84.76% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 70.28 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 5.36 | 2.91 | +118.72% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.45 | 0.08 | +3.55% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 2.36 | 0.35 | +17.58% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.01 | 0.75 | +59.34% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.26 | 0.36 | +39.40% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 0.91 | −0.96 | −51.44% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 1.86 | — | — |
Colgate Palmolive quarterly debt-to-equity ratio
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Debt-to-equity ratio | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 33.15 | 22.97 | +225.73% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 54.74 | 31.96 | +140.29% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 158.37 | 118.26 | +294.81% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 8.54 | −9.69 | −53.18% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 10.18 | −56.22 | −84.67% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 22.78 | −12.75 | −35.88% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 40.11 | 25.74 | +179.06% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 18.23 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 66.40 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 35.53 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 14.37 | −8.72 | −37.75% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 23.09 | 10.29 | +80.44% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 13.23 | 0.22 | +1.67% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 47.44 | 30.28 | +176.50% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 23.68 | −5.25 | −18.15% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 12.80 | 2.09 | +19.52% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 13.02 | 1.95 | +17.62% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 17.16 | −9.48 | −35.59% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 28.93 | — | — |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 10.71 | −59.57 | −84.76% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 11.07 | — | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 26.64 | — | — |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 70.28 | — | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 26.59 | 22.33 | +524.98% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 14.70 | 11.30 | +332.91% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 13.28 | 9.21 | +226.31% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 5.36 | 2.91 | +118.72% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 4.25 | 1.30 | +44.15% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 3.40 | −0.27 | −7.28% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 4.07 | 1.05 | +34.95% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.45 | 0.08 | +3.55% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.95 | 0.88 | +42.48% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 3.66 | 1.36 | +58.75% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 3.02 | 0.86 | +40.14% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 2.36 | 0.35 | +17.58% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.07 | 0.66 | +46.61% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 2.31 | 0.95 | +70.39% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.15 | 0.84 | +64.46% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.01 | 0.75 | +59.34% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 1.41 | 0.17 | +13.40% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.35 | 0.09 | +6.99% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.31 | 0.25 | +23.28% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.26 | 0.36 | +39.40% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 1.25 | 0.27 | +27.57% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 1.27 | −0.06 | −4.54% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 1.06 | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 0.91 | −0.96 | −51.44% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 0.98 | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 1.33 | — | — |
| Q4 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 1.86 | — | — |
Colgate Palmolive debt-to-equity ratio trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Colgate Palmolive's debt-to-equity ratio increased from 10.71 to 158.37, a change of 147.66. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 33.15.
What the debt-to-equity ratio means
The debt-to-equity ratio compares interest-bearing debt with shareholders’ equity. It helps show how much debt financing a company uses relative to its accounting equity, but useful comparison levels vary by industry.
How debt-to-equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates debt-to-equity as total interest-bearing debt divided by SEC-reported shareholders’ equity for the same balance-sheet date. Total liabilities are not treated as debt, and periods with non-positive equity are omitted. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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