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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

21.23%+0.23%(+1.10%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 4, 2025), CL annual operating profit margin is 21.23%, with the most recent change of +0.23% (+1.10%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CL annual operating margin has fallen by -1.21% (-5.39%).
  • CL annual operating margin is now -18.50% below its all-time high of 26.05%, reached on December 31, 2016.

Performance

1-year change

+1.1%

3-year change

-5.39%

5-year change

-7.9%

15-year change

-11.58%

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Highlights

Sector rank

90.73%
CL annual operating profit margin is higher than 90.73% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

26.05%
CL annual operating profit margin is currently -18.50% below its historical high of 26.05%

3-year low

20.13%
CL annual operating profit margin is currently +5.46% 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 operating profit

$4.27B
CL annual operating income is $4.27 billion

Annual revenue

$20.10B
CL annual revenue is $20.10 billion

annual gross margin

60.50%
CL annual gross profit margin is 60.50%

annual net margin

14.37%
CL annual net profit margin is 14.37%

quarterly operating margin:

21.14%-0.77%(-3.51%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 4, 2025), CL quarterly operating profit margin is 21.14%, with the most recent change of -0.77% (-3.51%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CL quarterly operating margin has dropped by -0.45% (-2.08%).
  • CL quarterly operating margin is now -42.46% below its all-time high of 36.74%, reached on December 31, 2014.

Performance

3-month change

-3.51%

1-year change

-2.08%

3-year change

+7.26%

5-year change

-12.93%

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Highlights

Sector rank

90.95%
CL quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 90.95% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

36.74%
CL quarterly operating profit margin is currently -42.46% below its historical high of 36.74%

3-year low

19.06%
CL quarterly operating profit margin is currently +10.91% 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 operating profit

$1.08B
CL quarterly operating income is $1.08 billion

Quarterly revenue

$5.11B
CL quarterly revenue is $5.11 billion

quarterly gross margin

60.06%
CL quarterly gross profit margin is 60.06%

Quarterly net margin

-
CL quarterly net profit margin value is unknown

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual operating margin

21.23%
CL annual operating profit margin is 21.23%

annual operating profit

$4.27B
CL annual operating income is $4.27 billion

Annual revenue

$20.10B
CL annual revenue is $20.10 billion

CL Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+1.1%-2.1%
3 y3 years-5.4%+7.3%
5 y5 years-7.9%-12.9%

CL Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-5.4%+5.5%-10.8%+10.9%
5 y5-year-9.8%+5.5%-13.8%+10.9%
alltimeall time-18.5%+356.6%-42.5%+107.3%

CL Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
21.14%(-3.5%)
Mar 2025
-
21.91%(-3.7%)
Dec 2024
21.23%(+1.1%)
22.75%(+7.5%)
Sep 2024
-
21.16%(-2.0%)
Jun 2024
-
21.59%(+4.5%)
Mar 2024
-
20.67%(-12.8%)
Dec 2023
21.00%(+4.3%)
23.70%(+13.2%)
Sep 2023
-
20.94%(+3.7%)
Jun 2023
-
20.20%(+6.0%)
Mar 2023
-
19.06%(-4.7%)
Dec 2022
20.13%(-10.3%)
20.00%(-5.9%)
Sep 2022
-
21.26%(+7.9%)
Jun 2022
-
19.71%(+0.8%)
Mar 2022
-
19.55%(-8.7%)
Dec 2021
22.44%(-4.6%)
21.42%(-2.2%)
Sep 2021
-
21.91%(-6.3%)
Jun 2021
-
23.38%(+1.2%)
Mar 2021
-
23.11%(+4.2%)
Dec 2020
23.53%(+2.1%)
22.18%(-9.5%)
Sep 2020
-
24.51%(+0.9%)
Jun 2020
-
24.28%(+4.5%)
Mar 2020
-
23.24%(-6.1%)
Dec 2019
23.05%(-2.8%)
24.76%(+13.6%)
Sep 2019
-
21.79%(-5.1%)
Jun 2019
-
22.97%(+1.5%)
Mar 2019
-
22.63%(-2.2%)
Dec 2018
23.71%(-1.2%)
23.14%(+1.8%)
Sep 2018
-
22.73%(-6.6%)
Jun 2018
-
24.34%(-0.9%)
Mar 2018
-
24.56%(-0.7%)
Dec 2017
24.01%(-7.8%)
24.74%(+2.7%)
Sep 2017
-
24.08%(+4.9%)
Jun 2017
-
22.95%(-5.3%)
Mar 2017
-
24.24%(-16.2%)
Dec 2016
26.05%(+7.2%)
28.92%(+4.4%)
Sep 2016
-
27.70%(+12.8%)
Jun 2016
-
24.55%(+6.5%)
Mar 2016
-
23.05%(-7.2%)
Dec 2015
24.30%(+2.1%)
24.83%(-12.6%)
Sep 2015
-
28.41%(+24.0%)
Jun 2015
-
22.92%(+8.5%)
Mar 2015
-
21.13%(-42.5%)
Dec 2014
23.81%(+5.0%)
36.74%(+69.7%)
Sep 2014
-
21.65%(-3.9%)
Jun 2014
-
22.52%(+53.6%)
Mar 2014
-
14.66%(-50.3%)
Dec 2013
22.68%(-2.3%)
29.51%(+27.7%)
Sep 2013
-
23.10%(+10.8%)
Jun 2013
-
20.85%(+21.2%)
Mar 2013
-
17.20%(-27.6%)
Dec 2012
23.21%(+1.9%)
23.75%(+0.2%)
Sep 2012
-
23.71%(+3.0%)
Jun 2012
-
23.01%(+3.0%)
Mar 2012
-
22.33%(+0.5%)
Dec 2011
22.77%(-6.3%)
22.22%(+0.1%)
Sep 2011
-
22.20%(-4.0%)
Jun 2011
-
23.13%(+1.0%)
Mar 2011
-
22.91%(-24.0%)
Dec 2010
24.31%(+3.1%)
30.14%(+24.0%)
Sep 2010
-
24.30%(-2.3%)
Jun 2010
-
24.86%(+40.4%)
Mar 2010
-
17.71%(-27.1%)
Dec 2009
23.59%(+16.6%)
24.28%(+4.8%)
Sep 2009
-
23.16%(-2.2%)
Jun 2009
-
23.68%(+2.3%)
Mar 2009
-
23.15%(+9.1%)
Dec 2008
20.23%(+3.0%)
21.21%(+7.0%)
Sep 2008
-
19.83%(-0.3%)
Jun 2008
-
19.89%(-0.9%)
Mar 2008
-
20.08%(0.0%)
Dec 2007
19.64%(+3.9%)
20.08%(+5.9%)
Sep 2007
-
18.96%(-1.8%)
Jun 2007
-
19.31%(-4.7%)
Mar 2007
-
20.26%(-17.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Dec 2006
18.91%(-6.1%)
24.49%(+40.1%)
Sep 2006
-
17.48%(+14.3%)
Jun 2006
-
15.29%(-15.2%)
Mar 2006
-
18.03%(-20.4%)
Dec 2005
20.14%(-2.7%)
22.65%(+9.2%)
Sep 2005
-
20.75%(+8.8%)
Jun 2005
-
19.07%(+6.2%)
Mar 2005
-
17.96%(-6.1%)
Dec 2004
20.69%(-7.9%)
19.13%(-4.1%)
Sep 2004
-
19.95%(-12.3%)
Jun 2004
-
22.74%(+7.6%)
Mar 2004
-
21.14%(-12.6%)
Dec 2003
22.47%(+3.7%)
24.18%(+14.0%)
Sep 2003
-
21.21%(-6.5%)
Jun 2003
-
22.68%(+4.3%)
Mar 2003
-
21.74%(+1.1%)
Dec 2002
21.66%(+7.2%)
21.50%(-0.4%)
Sep 2002
-
21.59%(-4.2%)
Jun 2002
-
22.54%(+7.4%)
Mar 2002
-
20.99%(+9.0%)
Dec 2001
20.20%(+4.5%)
19.25%(-6.7%)
Sep 2001
-
20.63%(-1.7%)
Jun 2001
-
20.98%(+5.1%)
Mar 2001
-
19.96%(-9.9%)
Dec 2000
19.33%(+7.5%)
22.16%(+18.8%)
Sep 2000
-
18.66%(-0.5%)
Jun 2000
-
18.75%(+3.9%)
Mar 2000
-
18.04%(-12.6%)
Dec 1999
17.98%(+8.7%)
20.63%(+18.8%)
Sep 1999
-
17.36%(+1.8%)
Jun 1999
-
17.06%(+1.7%)
Mar 1999
-
16.77%(-9.9%)
Dec 1998
16.54%(+10.3%)
18.62%(+14.8%)
Sep 1998
-
16.22%(+5.2%)
Jun 1998
-
15.42%(-2.8%)
Mar 1998
-
15.86%(-9.3%)
Dec 1997
15.00%(+5.3%)
17.48%(+20.2%)
Sep 1997
-
14.54%(+6.7%)
Jun 1997
-
13.63%(-4.6%)
Mar 1997
-
14.28%(-18.0%)
Dec 1996
14.24%(+5.7%)
17.42%(+31.4%)
Sep 1996
-
13.26%(+2.5%)
Jun 1996
-
12.94%(-1.4%)
Mar 1996
-
13.12%(-16.1%)
Dec 1995
13.47%(-2.6%)
15.63%(+39.7%)
Sep 1995
-
11.19%(-11.9%)
Jun 1995
-
12.70%(-11.6%)
Mar 1995
-
14.37%(-7.9%)
Dec 1994
13.83%(+3.5%)
15.60%(+17.8%)
Sep 1994
-
13.24%(+8.1%)
Jun 1994
-
12.25%(-13.5%)
Mar 1994
-
14.17%(-3.3%)
Dec 1993
13.36%(+17.2%)
14.66%(+18.1%)
Sep 1993
-
12.41%(-3.6%)
Jun 1993
-
12.88%(-4.5%)
Mar 1993
-
13.48%(+20.4%)
Dec 1992
11.40%(+145.2%)
11.20%(+0.9%)
Sep 1992
-
11.10%(-2.3%)
Jun 1992
-
11.36%(-5.3%)
Mar 1992
-
11.99%(+37.2%)
Dec 1991
4.65%(-52.3%)
8.74%(-173.2%)
Sep 1991
-
-11.94%(-211.0%)
Jun 1991
-
10.76%(-2.1%)
Mar 1991
-
10.99%(+35.3%)
Dec 1990
9.75%(+12.8%)
8.12%(-18.6%)
Sep 1990
-
9.97%(-5.0%)
Jun 1990
-
10.50%(-0.2%)
Mar 1990
-
10.52%(+76.8%)
Dec 1989
8.64%(+12.5%)
5.95%(-38.4%)
Sep 1989
-
9.66%(-103.7%)
Dec 1988
7.68%(+12.9%)
-260.63%(+0.5%)
Dec 1987
6.80%(+1.9%)
-259.26%(-4.8%)
Dec 1986
6.67%(+9.0%)
-272.33%(+1.0%)
Dec 1985
6.12%(+1.8%)
-269.65%(-7.0%)
Dec 1984
6.01%
-289.83%

FAQ

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

The current annual operating margin of CL is 21.23%

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

Colgate-Palmolive Company all-time high annual operating profit margin is 26.05%

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

Over the past year, CL annual operating profit margin has changed by +0.23% (+1.10%)

What is Colgate-Palmolive Company quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of CL is 21.14%

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

Colgate-Palmolive Company all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 36.74%

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

Over the past year, CL quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -0.45% (-2.08%)
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