Colgate-Palmolive Company

BRSE:CL Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 66.2b

Colgate-Palmolive Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Colgate-Palmolive's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.9%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings declining at 2.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.3% per year. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity is 362.4%, and it has net margins of 14.3%.

Key information

-2.9%

Earnings growth rate

-1.8%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.6%
Revenue growth rate5.3%
Return on equity362.4%
Net Margin14.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Colgate-Palmolive makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BRSE:CL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2420,1062,8687,7200
30 Jun 2419,9892,8407,5570
31 Mar 2419,7522,6117,3900
31 Dec 2319,4572,3007,2370
30 Sep 2319,1361,5877,0580
30 Jun 2318,6761,4976,8700
31 Mar 2318,3381,5986,7490
31 Dec 2217,9671,7856,6250
30 Sep 2217,7411,9286,5960
30 Jun 2217,7001,9446,5990
31 Mar 2217,4762,0446,5140
31 Dec 2117,4212,1666,4770
30 Sep 2117,3422,6656,5120
30 Jun 2117,0812,7296,3960
31 Mar 2116,7182,6616,2250
31 Dec 2016,4712,6956,0930
30 Sep 2016,1622,6915,8650
30 Jun 2015,9372,5715,7560
31 Mar 2015,9062,5225,7250
31 Dec 1915,6932,3675,6160
30 Sep 1915,4892,3305,5360
30 Jun 1915,4062,2755,4860
31 Mar 1915,4262,3265,4120
31 Dec 1815,5442,4005,4340
30 Sep 1815,6252,1175,4420
30 Jun 1815,7542,2015,4720
31 Mar 1815,6942,0885,4780
31 Dec 1715,4542,0245,4120
30 Sep 1715,2832,3075,2890
30 Jun 1715,1762,4025,1950
31 Mar 1715,1952,4785,1850
31 Dec 1615,1952,4415,1720
30 Sep 1615,3732,4615,2130
30 Jun 1615,5052,4855,2320
31 Mar 1615,7262,4595,2960
31 Dec 1516,0342,4685,4000
30 Sep 1516,3562,4705,5480
30 Jun 1516,7362,2865,7000
31 Mar 1517,0222,3345,8250
31 Dec 1417,2772,1805,9200
30 Sep 1417,4172,1166,0120
30 Jun 1417,4362,2306,0680
31 Mar 1417,4302,1696,0850
31 Dec 1317,4202,2416,0860

Quality Earnings: CL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CL's current net profit margins (14.3%) are higher than last year (8.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CL's earnings have declined by 2.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CL's earnings growth over the past year (80.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (-2.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CL earnings growth over the past year (80.7%) exceeded the Household Products industry 29.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst CL's Return on Equity (362.44%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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