Colgate Palmolive Gross Margin Growth & History (CL)

Colgate Palmolive's gross margin was 60.11% for fiscal 2025.

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Colgate Palmolive annual gross margin history

Colgate Palmolive annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3160.11%−0.39 pp
20242024-12-3160.50%+2.29 pp
20232023-12-3158.21%+1.17 pp
20222022-12-3157.04%−2.52 pp
20212021-12-3159.55%−1.26 pp
20202020-12-3160.82%+1.39 pp
20192019-12-3159.42%+0.04 pp
20182018-12-3159.39%−0.66 pp
20172017-12-3160.05%+0.01 pp
20162016-12-3160.04%+1.42 pp
20152015-12-3158.62%+0.11 pp
20142014-12-3158.51%−0.05 pp
20132013-12-3158.56%+0.43 pp
20122012-12-3158.13%+0.82 pp
20112011-12-3157.31%−1.83 pp
20102010-12-3159.14%+0.36 pp
20092009-12-3158.77%+2.50 pp
20082008-12-3156.27%+0.09 pp
20072007-12-3156.18%

Colgate Palmolive gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Colgate Palmolive's gross margin decreased from 60.82% to 60.11%, a change of −0.71 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 61.48%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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