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.

About the metric

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 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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