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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Gross margin

annual gross margin:

60.23%+2.41%(+4.17%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 25, 2025), CL annual gross profit margin is 60.23%, with the most recent change of +2.41% (+4.17%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CL annual gross margin has risen by +1.15% (+1.95%).
  • CL annual gross margin is now -0.17% below its all-time high of 60.33%, reached on December 31, 2017.

Performance

1-year change

+4.17%

3-year change

+1.95%

5-year change

+1.88%

15-year change

-0.17%

CL Gross margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

86.05%
CL annual gross profit margin is higher than 86.05% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

60.33%
CL annual gross profit margin is currently -0.17% below its historical high of 60.33%

3-year low

56.49%
CL annual gross profit margin is currently +6.62% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
CL previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
CL next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherCLprofitability metrics

Annual revenue

$20.10B
CL annual revenue is $20.10 billion

Annual gross profit

$12.11B
CL annual gross profit is $12.11 billion

annual operating margin

-17.97%
CL annual operating profit margin is -17.97%

annual net margin

15.17%
CL annual net profit margin is 15.17%

quarterly gross margin:

60.06%-0.76%(-1.25%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 25, 2025), CL quarterly gross profit margin is 60.06%, with the most recent change of -0.76% (-1.25%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CL quarterly gross margin has dropped by -0.62% (-1.02%).
  • CL quarterly gross margin is now -7.43% below its all-time high of 64.88%, reached on December 31, 1997.

Performance

3-month change

-1.25%

1-year change

-1.02%

3-year change

+5.44%

5-year change

-0.99%

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Highlights

Sector rank

85.46%
CL quarterly gross profit margin is higher than 85.46% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

64.88%
CL quarterly gross profit margin is currently -7.43% below its historical high of 64.88%

3-year low

55.54%
CL quarterly gross profit margin is currently +8.14% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
CL previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 31, 2025
CL next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 31, 2025

OtherCLprofitability metrics

Quarterly revenue

$5.11B
CL quarterly revenue is $5.11 billion

quarterly gross profit

$3.07B
CL quarterly gross profit is $3.07 billion

quarterly operating margin

21.82%
CL quarterly operating profit margin is 21.82%

Quarterly net margin

14.54%
CL quarterly net profit margin is 14.54%

Gross margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual gross margin

60.23%
CL annual gross profit margin is 60.23%

Annual gross profit

$12.11B
CL annual gross profit is $12.11 billion

Annual revenue

$20.10B
CL annual revenue is $20.10 billion

CL Gross margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+4.2%-1.0%
3 y3 years+1.9%+5.4%
5 y5 years+1.9%-1.0%

CL Gross margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+6.6%-1.7%+8.1%
5 y5-year-0.1%+6.6%-1.8%+8.1%
alltimeall time-0.2%+71.4%-7.4%+32.9%

CL Gross margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
60.06%(-1.2%)
Mar 2025
-
60.82%(+0.8%)
Dec 2024
60.23%(+4.2%)
60.34%(-1.2%)
Sep 2024
-
61.08%(+0.7%)
Jun 2024
-
60.68%(+1.2%)
Mar 2024
-
59.94%(+0.8%)
Dec 2023
57.82%(+2.4%)
59.45%(+1.3%)
Sep 2023
-
58.66%(+1.3%)
Jun 2023
-
57.88%(+2.1%)
Mar 2023
-
56.71%(+2.1%)
Dec 2022
56.49%(-4.4%)
55.54%(-2.7%)
Sep 2022
-
57.10%(+0.2%)
Jun 2022
-
56.96%(-2.6%)
Mar 2022
-
58.49%(+0.7%)
Dec 2021
59.08%(-2.0%)
58.07%(-2.4%)
Sep 2021
-
59.47%(-1.0%)
Jun 2021
-
60.09%(-1.1%)
Mar 2021
-
60.77%(-0.6%)
Dec 2020
60.31%(+2.0%)
61.12%(-0.0%)
Sep 2020
-
61.14%(+0.8%)
Jun 2020
-
60.66%(+0.9%)
Mar 2020
-
60.12%(+2.7%)
Dec 2019
59.12%(-0.2%)
58.56%(-0.8%)
Sep 2019
-
59.01%(-1.1%)
Jun 2019
-
59.65%(+0.8%)
Mar 2019
-
59.17%(-0.2%)
Dec 2018
59.23%(-1.8%)
59.30%(+0.1%)
Sep 2018
-
59.22%(-0.3%)
Jun 2018
-
59.39%(-1.3%)
Mar 2018
-
60.17%(-0.5%)
Dec 2017
60.33%(+0.4%)
60.46%(-0.0%)
Sep 2017
-
60.47%(-0.4%)
Jun 2017
-
60.69%(+0.1%)
Mar 2017
-
60.61%(-0.1%)
Dec 2016
60.10%(+2.8%)
60.66%(+0.4%)
Sep 2016
-
60.41%(+0.4%)
Jun 2016
-
60.18%(+0.5%)
Mar 2016
-
59.91%(+1.9%)
Dec 2015
58.44%(-0.1%)
58.81%(+0.3%)
Sep 2015
-
58.64%(+0.6%)
Jun 2015
-
58.29%(-0.7%)
Mar 2015
-
58.72%(-0.1%)
Dec 2014
58.49%(-0.3%)
58.78%(+0.4%)
Sep 2014
-
58.55%(-0.4%)
Jun 2014
-
58.78%(+0.4%)
Mar 2014
-
58.52%(-1.0%)
Dec 2013
58.65%(+1.1%)
59.09%(+0.3%)
Sep 2013
-
58.91%(+0.4%)
Jun 2013
-
58.65%(+0.3%)
Mar 2013
-
58.49%(-0.2%)
Dec 2012
58.04%(+1.0%)
58.59%(+0.5%)
Sep 2012
-
58.31%(+1.1%)
Jun 2012
-
57.70%(-0.6%)
Mar 2012
-
58.02%(+1.1%)
Dec 2011
57.46%(-2.6%)
57.41%(+2.0%)
Sep 2011
-
56.26%(-2.1%)
Jun 2011
-
57.49%(-1.5%)
Mar 2011
-
58.39%(-0.9%)
Dec 2010
58.97%(+0.2%)
58.95%(-1.0%)
Sep 2010
-
59.52%(+1.3%)
Jun 2010
-
58.76%(-0.8%)
Mar 2010
-
59.21%(-1.1%)
Dec 2009
58.88%(+4.2%)
59.89%(+0.7%)
Sep 2009
-
59.45%(+0.7%)
Jun 2009
-
59.02%(+2.6%)
Mar 2009
-
57.51%(+2.2%)
Dec 2008
56.53%(-0.9%)
56.26%(-0.2%)
Sep 2008
-
56.35%(-0.7%)
Jun 2008
-
56.77%(-0.8%)
Mar 2008
-
57.25%(-0.4%)
Dec 2007
57.05%(+1.5%)
57.47%(+0.3%)
Sep 2007
-
57.28%(+0.4%)
Jun 2007
-
57.06%(-0.5%)
Mar 2007
-
57.37%(+1.4%)
Dec 2006
56.23%
56.59%(+0.2%)
Sep 2006
-
56.47%(+0.7%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2006
-
56.09%(-0.3%)
Mar 2006
-
56.28%(+0.6%)
Dec 2005
55.19%(+0.3%)
55.96%(+1.6%)
Sep 2005
-
55.06%(0.0%)
Jun 2005
-
55.06%(-0.3%)
Mar 2005
-
55.21%(+0.5%)
Dec 2004
55.05%(+0.3%)
54.95%(+0.3%)
Sep 2004
-
54.78%(-1.0%)
Jun 2004
-
55.36%(-0.6%)
Mar 2004
-
55.68%(+1.7%)
Dec 2003
54.88%(+0.8%)
54.77%(-0.4%)
Sep 2003
-
54.97%(-0.1%)
Jun 2003
-
55.02%(-0.5%)
Mar 2003
-
55.28%(+2.3%)
Dec 2002
54.42%(+0.1%)
54.05%(-1.2%)
Sep 2002
-
54.69%(+1.0%)
Jun 2002
-
54.16%(-1.1%)
Mar 2002
-
54.79%(+4.5%)
Dec 2001
54.34%(+1.3%)
52.41%(-5.0%)
Sep 2001
-
55.17%(+3.9%)
Jun 2001
-
53.08%(-0.5%)
Mar 2001
-
53.36%(+4.3%)
Dec 2000
53.65%(+1.5%)
51.17%(-6.4%)
Sep 2000
-
54.66%(+0.5%)
Jun 2000
-
54.39%(-0.1%)
Mar 2000
-
54.47%(-15.9%)
Dec 1999
52.85%(+7.0%)
64.76%(+19.5%)
Sep 1999
-
54.17%(+1.3%)
Jun 1999
-
53.45%(-0.3%)
Mar 1999
-
53.60%(-14.8%)
Dec 1998
49.41%(+2.6%)
62.93%(+19.5%)
Sep 1998
-
52.64%(+1.3%)
Jun 1998
-
51.97%(-0.1%)
Mar 1998
-
52.03%(-19.8%)
Dec 1997
48.16%(+3.4%)
64.88%(+27.7%)
Sep 1997
-
50.79%(+0.0%)
Jun 1997
-
50.77%(+0.9%)
Mar 1997
-
50.33%(-20.5%)
Dec 1996
46.56%(+2.6%)
63.34%(+29.1%)
Sep 1996
-
49.08%(+0.3%)
Jun 1996
-
48.95%(+0.2%)
Mar 1996
-
48.85%(-21.0%)
Dec 1995
45.37%(-1.5%)
61.82%(+28.8%)
Sep 1995
-
48.01%(+2.4%)
Jun 1995
-
46.88%(-4.3%)
Mar 1995
-
48.97%(-18.1%)
Dec 1994
46.07%(-3.6%)
59.77%(+21.2%)
Sep 1994
-
49.30%(+3.3%)
Jun 1994
-
47.73%(-2.0%)
Mar 1994
-
48.71%(-17.4%)
Dec 1993
47.77%(+3.0%)
58.95%(+23.5%)
Sep 1993
-
47.73%(-0.5%)
Jun 1993
-
47.95%(+0.2%)
Mar 1993
-
47.85%(-3.6%)
Dec 1992
46.40%(+1.7%)
49.63%(-0.5%)
Sep 1992
-
49.89%(+0.1%)
Jun 1992
-
49.86%(-0.1%)
Mar 1992
-
49.93%(+4.6%)
Dec 1991
45.61%(+1.0%)
47.72%(-0.7%)
Sep 1991
-
48.08%(+0.7%)
Jun 1991
-
47.75%(-1.6%)
Mar 1991
-
48.55%(+3.3%)
Dec 1990
45.16%(+3.6%)
47.02%(-0.1%)
Sep 1990
-
47.06%(+0.2%)
Jun 1990
-
46.98%(-3.3%)
Mar 1990
-
48.60%(+7.5%)
Dec 1989
43.58%(+2.7%)
45.20%(-2.4%)
Sep 1989
-
46.31%
Dec 1988
42.44%(-3.3%)
-
Dec 1987
43.88%(+4.6%)
-
Dec 1986
41.97%(+3.0%)
-
Dec 1985
40.74%(+8.7%)
-
Dec 1984
37.48%(-3.2%)
-
Dec 1983
38.70%(+2.6%)
-
Dec 1982
37.71%(+3.6%)
-
Dec 1981
36.41%(+3.6%)
-
Dec 1980
35.14%
-

FAQ

  • What is Colgate-Palmolive Company annual gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual gross margin for Colgate-Palmolive Company?
  • What is Colgate-Palmolive Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Colgate-Palmolive Company quarterly gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Colgate-Palmolive Company?
  • What is Colgate-Palmolive Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of CL is 60.23%

What is the all time high annual gross margin for Colgate-Palmolive Company?

Colgate-Palmolive Company all-time high annual gross profit margin is 60.33%

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CL annual gross profit margin has changed by +2.41% (+4.17%)

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of CL is 60.06%

What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Colgate-Palmolive Company?

Colgate-Palmolive Company all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 64.88%

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CL quarterly gross profit margin has changed by -0.62% (-1.02%)
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