SuperworthColgate-Palmolive profit margin CL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 14.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −4.9 pts
- Peer median
- 11.3%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive kept 9.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 14.9% and a gross margin of 60.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 16.0%.
The median for 6 household and personal products stocks of a similar size is 11.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.5% | 16.2% | 60.1% |
| FY2024 | 14.4% | 21.2% | 60.5% |
| FY2023 | 11.8% | 20.5% | 58.2% |
| FY2022 | 9.9% | 16.1% | 57.0% |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | 19.1% | 59.6% |
| FY2020 | 16.4% | 23.6% | 60.8% |
| FY2019 | 15.1% | 22.6% | 59.4% |
| FY2018 | 15.4% | 23.8% | 59.4% |
| FY2017 | 13.1% | 24.0% | 60.0% |
| FY2016 | 16.1% | 25.3% | 60.0% |
| FY2015 | 8.6% | 17.4% | 58.6% |
| FY2014 | 12.6% | 20.6% | 58.5% |
| FY2013 | 12.9% | 20.4% | 58.6% |
| FY2012 | 14.5% | 22.8% | 58.1% |
| FY2011 | 14.5% | 23.0% | 57.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.7% | −4.9 pts | 14.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.0% | −4.5 pts | 15.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.5% | −3.9 pts | 16.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 14.5% | +0.2 pts | 21.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 14.5% | +0.3 pts | 21.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 14.5% | +1.3 pts | 21.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 14.4% | +2.6 pts | 21.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.3% | +6.0 pts | 21.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 14.2% | +6.2 pts | 21.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 13.2% | +4.5 pts | 20.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 11.8% | +1.9 pts | 20.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.3% | −2.6 pts | 16.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Household & Personal Products nearest Colgate-Palmolive's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 9.7% |
| ELEstée Lauder Companies | 1.2% |
| KVUEKenvue | 10.8% |
| KMBKimberly-Clark | 11.8% |
| CHDChurch & Dwight | 12.0% |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 18.2% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| Peer median | 11.3% |
Where Colgate-Palmolive ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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