Colgate-Palmolive Company· CL

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products Website

Price: $88.41
Day: -0.41%
Mkt Cap: $70.74B
52W Range: $74.55 – $99.33
Volume: 4.08M
Beta: 0.32

D25D FrameworkTTM Data

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.1 / 5 (Adequate) against 38 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive
Pillars: strongest Returns Overview 5.0, weakest Valuation Multiples 1.3 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 95th percentile, operating margin 76th percentile

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Colgate-Palmolive Company

CL|Consumer Defensive|Household & Personal Products

Comparing against 38 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

58%ile

5.2%

Operating Margin

76%ile

20.6%

ROIC

95%ile

29.9%

FCF Yield

50%ile

5.5%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

-19.8%

EBIT Growth

-23.7%

Net Income Growth

-30.0%

OCF Growth

13.7%

FCF Growth

14.5%

Income Quality

2.13

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(631.1%)

100%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(40.8%)

95%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(12.1%)

82%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(29.9%)

95%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(60.4%)

84%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(18.2%)

61%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(20.6%)

76%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(9.7%)

63%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

9%ile

33.3

Debt/Capital

11%ile

0.97

Net Debt/EBITDA

76%ile

1.69

Interest Coverage

86%ile

17.04x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

45%ile

1.03

Quick Ratio

53%ile

0.67

Cash Ratio

55%ile

0.22

WC Turnover

N/A

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

61%ile

1.25

DSO

39%ile

34.0

Days Inventory

21%ile

95.6

Cash Conv. Cycle

32%ile

36.9

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 11, 2026

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38 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive)

Relative Quality

CL Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 38 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Relative Quality

3.1/5

Adequate

vs 38 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.09/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 38 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 11, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

58th percentile, Adequate

Value: 5.24%
Percentile: 58%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm revenue growth of 5.24% and ranks at the 58th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

84th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 60.42%
Percentile: 84%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm gross margin of 60.42% and ranks at the 84th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

61st percentile, Strong

Value: 1.25
Percentile: 61%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm asset turnover of 1.25 and ranks at the 61st percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

82nd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 12.13%
Percentile: 82%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm roa of 12.13% and ranks at the 82nd percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

47th percentile, Adequate

Value: 13.67%
Percentile: 47%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 13.67% and ranks at the 47th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

55th percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.22
Percentile: 55%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm cash ratio of 0.22 and ranks at the 55th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

11th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.97
Percentile: 11%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.97 and ranks at the 11th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

17th percentile, Poor

Value: 34.75
Percentile: 17%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm p/e ratio of 34.75 and ranks at the 17th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

29th percentile, Weak

Value: 2.38%
Percentile: 29%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CL has a ttm dividend yield of 2.38% and ranks at the 29th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Peer companies

The 37 companies CL is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.1 / 5 (Adequate) against 38 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Pillars: strongest Returns Overview 5.0, weakest Valuation Multiples 1.3 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 95th percentile, operating margin 76th percentile

Colgate-Palmolive Company· CL

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