Colgate Palmolive Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CL)

Colgate Palmolive reported $3.63B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 2.48% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 17.83%.

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Colgate Palmolive free cash flow by year

Colgate Palmolive annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$3.63B$88.0M+2.48%+17.83%
20242024-12-31$3.55B$506.0M+16.64%+17.64%
20232023-12-31$3.04B$1.18B+63.44%+15.62%
20222022-12-31$1.86B−$898.0M−32.56%+10.35%
20212021-12-31$2.76B−$552.0M−16.68%+15.83%
20202020-12-31$3.31B$512.0M+18.30%+20.10%
20192019-12-31$2.80B$178.0M+6.79%+17.83%
20182018-12-31$2.62B$119.0M+4.76%+16.86%
20172017-12-31$2.50B−$47.0M−1.84%+16.18%
20162016-12-31$2.55B$290.0M+12.84%+16.77%
20152015-12-31$2.26B−$283.0M−11.14%+14.08%
20142014-12-31$2.54B$7.0M+0.28%+14.71%
20132013-12-31$2.53B−$97.0M−3.69%+14.55%
20122012-12-31$2.63B$272.0M+11.53%+15.40%
20112011-12-31$2.36B−$302.0M−11.35%+14.10%
20102010-12-31$2.66B−$41.0M−1.52%+17.10%
20092009-12-31$2.70B$1.08B+67.00%+17.63%
20082008-12-31$1.62B−$51.0M−3.06%+10.55%
20072007-12-31$1.67B+12.10%

Colgate Palmolive free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $3.31B to $3.63B, a compound annual growth rate of 1.89%. Colgate Palmolive's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $867.0M in free cash flow, an increase of 11.73% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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