Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 35.76 | 26.65 | 26.63 | — | 21.96 | 24.97 | 27.56 | 25.25 | 28.84 | 27.26 | 27.12 | 22.91 | 20.67 | 32.10 | 41.75 | 3282.92 | 23.73 | 27.83 | 28.72 | 118.53 | 25.19 |
| — | +6.7% | -3.4% | — | -23.8% | -8.4% | +1.6% | +10.2% | +39.5% | -15.1% | -35.0% | -99.3% | -12.9% | +15.4% | +45.4% | +2669.7% | -5.8% | +13.6% | +16.6% | +315.8% | +5.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.69 | 3.45 | 3.22 | 3.04 | 3.16 | 3.63 | 3.92 | 3.78 | 4.24 | 3.95 | 3.67 | 3.32 | 2.99 | 3.32 | 3.28 | 3.55 | 3.31 | 3.75 | 3.64 | 4.09 | 3.62 |
| — | -5.1% | -17.9% | -19.6% | -25.6% | -8.1% | +6.9% | +13.8% | +41.7% | +19.0% | +11.9% | -6.4% | -9.5% | -11.5% | -9.8% | -13.3% | -8.8% | -7.5% | -5.9% | -3.5% | -9.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 208.97 | 130.52 | 141.19 | 174.21 | 52.32 | 70.55 | 105.14 | 137.45 | 102.13 | 165.83 | 120.54 | 68.72 | 144.90 | 203.31 | 147.29 | 81.57 | 55.94 | 120.55 | 87.88 | 74.27 | 62.29 |
| — | +85.0% | +34.3% | +26.7% | -48.8% | -57.5% | -12.8% | +100.0% | -29.5% | -18.4% | -18.2% | -15.7% | +159.0% | +68.6% | +67.6% | +9.8% | -10.2% | +50.4% | -13.2% | +11.4% | +0.5% | |
| P/FCF | 20.71 | 21.30 | 28.17 | 12.46 | 14.64 | 23.91 | 40.48 | 17.23 | 20.66 | 22.89 | 33.50 | 17.51 | 14.84 | 29.76 | 27.36 | 36.36 | 18.55 | 48.05 | 60.59 | 19.75 | 18.66 |
| — | -10.9% | -30.4% | -27.7% | -29.2% | +4.5% | +20.8% | -1.6% | +39.2% | -23.1% | +22.4% | -51.8% | -20.0% | -38.1% | -54.8% | +84.1% | -0.6% | +38.2% | +77.3% | -13.7% | -2.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.46 | 17.16 | 14.34 | 14.06 | 14.32 | 16.60 | 17.20 | 16.60 | 18.37 | 16.63 | 15.45 | 14.32 | 13.80 | 15.22 | 16.34 | 17.30 | 15.81 | 17.85 | 15.68 | 17.96 | 15.66 |
| — | +3.3% | -16.6% | -15.3% | -22.0% | -0.2% | +11.4% | +15.9% | +33.2% | +9.3% | -5.5% | -17.2% | -12.7% | -14.7% | +4.2% | -3.7% | +1.0% | +5.9% | -0.6% | +2.3% | -0.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 18.85 | 19.85 | 19.72 | 102.76 | 16.98 | 19.17 | 20.66 | 19.38 | 22.21 | 20.41 | 20.00 | 17.59 | 16.39 | 19.10 | 28.72 | 99.25 | 17.76 | 21.33 | 21.50 | 57.00 | 18.59 |
| — | +3.5% | -4.6% | +430.1% | -23.6% | -6.0% | +3.3% | +10.2% | +35.5% | +6.8% | -30.4% | -82.3% | -7.7% | -10.4% | +33.5% | +74.1% | -4.4% | +9.6% | +14.7% | +162.1% | +2.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 60.1% | 61.5% | 60.6% | 60.2% | 59.4% | 60.1% | 60.8% | 60.3% | 61.1% | 60.7% | 59.9% | 59.5% | 58.7% | 57.9% | 56.7% | 55.5% | 57.1% | 56.8% | 58.4% | 58.1% | 59.5% |
| — | +2.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | -2.7% | -1.0% | +1.5% | +1.5% | +4.1% | +4.8% | +5.7% | +7.0% | +2.7% | +1.9% | -2.8% | -4.4% | -4.0% | -5.4% | -4.0% | -5.0% | -2.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 21.3% | 19.0% | 21.7% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 23.2% | 23.0% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 22.4% |
| — | -10.3% | -0.9% | -6.6% | -3.1% | -7.7% | -5.7% | -4.3% | +2.0% | +6.0% | +16.3% | +13.7% | +5.5% | +7.1% | -11.1% | -7.0% | -8.5% | -13.4% | -5.6% | -6.8% | -8.9% | |
| Net Margin | 10.5% | 12.9% | 12.1% | -0.7% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 14.4% | 10.4% | 7.8% | 0.1% | 13.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 3.4% | 14.4% |
| — | -11.1% | -13.6% | -104.7% | -2.2% | +0.6% | +4.2% | +3.0% | +1.7% | +38.8% | +72.9% | +13330.6% | +3.8% | -22.6% | -38.6% | -96.8% | -3.4% | -18.5% | -18.9% | -77.5% | -14.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 469.1% | 131.7% | 151.8% | -4.6% | 64.2% | 83.2% | 108.1% | 107.1% | 111.8% | 133.0% | 86.8% | 105.4% | 196.4% | 135.7% | 60.4% | 0.5% | 76.7% | 93.8% | 65.8% | 14.8% | 67.1% |
| — | +58.3% | +40.5% | -104.3% | -42.6% | -37.4% | +24.5% | +1.7% | -43.1% | -2.0% | +43.6% | +19486.5% | +156.0% | +44.7% | -8.2% | -96.4% | +14.3% | +1.7% | -14.8% | -75.1% | -13.2% | |
| ROA | 13.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | -0.2% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| — | -4.7% | -7.1% | -104.9% | -5.2% | -1.5% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +1.0% | +42.7% | +77.7% | +14089.7% | +13.6% | -19.2% | -35.8% | -96.7% | -2.9% | -13.2% | -15.4% | -76.8% | -12.8% | |
| ROIC | 43.4% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10.5% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| — | +9.4% | +20.0% | +2.4% | -6.3% | -7.9% | -0.3% | +3.0% | +8.2% | +15.9% | +27.0% | +24.6% | +12.1% | +2.9% | -16.3% | -12.9% | -9.9% | -7.4% | -1.4% | -5.0% | -10.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 21.88 | 13.88 | 16.41 | 21.88 | 6.80 | 8.33 | 11.28 | 15.65 | 10.09 | 18.00 | 14.08 | 9.47 | 21.49 | 28.54 | 20.96 | 11.50 | 7.83 | 14.31 | 10.45 | 8.07 | 7.49 |
| — | +66.7% | +45.4% | +39.9% | -32.6% | -53.7% | -19.9% | +65.2% | -53.0% | -36.9% | -32.8% | -17.7% | +174.3% | +99.4% | +100.6% | +42.6% | +4.5% | +54.9% | -11.6% | +8.1% | +11.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.60 | 6.71 | 6.08 | 6.39 | 6.71 | 7.11 | 6.76 | 6.88 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.55 | 7.03 | 7.23 | 7.58 | 8.24 | 8.64 | 7.88 | 7.66 | 6.75 | 7.11 | 6.82 |
| — | -5.7% | -10.0% | -7.1% | +0.2% | +7.8% | +3.2% | -2.1% | -7.4% | -13.0% | -20.5% | -18.7% | -8.2% | -1.1% | +22.1% | +21.4% | +15.6% | +8.6% | +1.0% | -0.5% | +8.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| — | +15.9% | +21.0% | +7.8% | -10.9% | -16.1% | -20.2% | -17.1% | -10.4% | -10.1% | -13.8% | -12.8% | -0.9% | -0.0% | +12.6% | +17.6% | +7.7% | +6.1% | +8.7% | +10.2% | +11.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
| — | +17.3% | +25.2% | +10.9% | -10.6% | -17.8% | -23.3% | -18.0% | -9.1% | -5.1% | -7.2% | -7.0% | +4.3% | +2.4% | +12.6% | +13.7% | +1.8% | +2.0% | +5.5% | +10.3% | +12.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 12.46 | 16.32 | 15.39 | 2.67 | 15.81 | 15.01 | 15.44 | 16.06 | 18.61 | 17.29 | 17.67 | 16.94 | 16.93 | 16.29 | 11.39 | 3.40 | 23.30 | 28.13 | 30.44 | 15.09 | 9.70 |
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Colgate-Palmolive Company's current P/E is 35.8x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 25.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Colgate-Palmolive Company's current operating margin is 21.3%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Colgate-Palmolive Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.