SuperworthColgate-Palmolive shares outstanding CL
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 801.8M
- On a year earlier
- −1.4%
- fewer shares
Colgate-Palmolive had 801.8M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 1.4% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 804.8M | −2% |
| FY2024 | 820.2M | −1% |
| FY2023 | 825.3M | −1% |
| FY2022 | 834.1M | −1% |
| FY2021 | 846.2M | −1% |
| FY2020 | 858.7M | +0% |
| FY2019 | 857.2M | −1% |
| FY2018 | 867.1M | −2% |
| FY2017 | 883.3M | −1% |
| FY2016 | 893M | −0% |
| FY2015 | 896.6M | −3% |
| FY2014 | 920.1M | −2% |
| FY2013 | 935.4M | −2% |
| FY2012 | 952.2M | −2% |
| FY2011 | 975.6M | −2% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 801.8M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 805.1M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 804.8M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 810.2M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 813.3M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 815M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 820.2M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 822.5M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 823.7M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 825.9M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 825.3M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 827.3M | −1% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.