Colgate-Palmolive (CL) balance sheet
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · 33,600 employees · CEO Noel R. Wallace
- Price
- $95.29 +2.29%
- Market cap
- $76B
- Enterprise value
- $82.2B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-30
- Next report
- 2027-01-29 EPS est. $0.97
At the end of Q3 '26 Colgate-Palmolive (CL) held $1.53B in cash and short-term investments against $7.72B of debt incl. leases. Total assets $16.7B, total liabilities $16.1B, shareholders' equity $288M.
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet | Trend | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $966M | $1.08B | $1.11B | $1.23B | $1.1B | $1.11B | $1.22B | $1.28B | $1.29B | $1.34B | $1.37B | $1.53B | |
| Short-term investments | $179M | $231M | $225M | $260M | $160M | $199M | $197M | $193M | $0 | $84M | $0 | $0 | |
| Receivables | $1.59B | $1.81B | $1.83B | $1.71B | $1.52B | $1.73B | $1.77B | $1.81B | $1.68B | $1.89B | $1.96B | $1.9B | |
| Inventory | $1.93B | $1.91B | $1.92B | $2.04B | $1.99B | $2.13B | $2.12B | $2.11B | $2.03B | $2.09B | $2.18B | $2.18B | |
| Other current assets | $614M | $603M | $564M | $559M | $553M | $653M | $691M | $651M | $714M | $688M | $795M | $747M | |
| Current assets | $5.28B | $5.64B | $5.65B | $5.81B | $5.32B | $5.81B | $6B | $6.04B | $5.71B | $6.08B | $6.31B | $6.36B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $4.58B | $4.5B | $4.39B | $4.42B | $4.42B | $4.42B | $4.53B | $4.56B | $4.66B | $4.62B | $4.64B | $4.61B | |
| Long-term investments | $83M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $3.41B | $3.34B | $3.32B | $3.39B | $3.27B | $3.33B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $3.12B | $3.11B | $3.1B | $3.08B | |
| Intangible assets | $1.89B | $1.84B | $1.81B | $1.83B | $1.76B | $1.78B | $1.9B | $1.89B | $1.54B | $1.52B | $1.5B | $1.47B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $214M | $222M | $214M | $219M | $195M | $211M | $218M | $216M | $205M | $211M | $221M | $222M | |
| Other non-current assets | $938M | $1.03B | $1.09B | $1.11B | $1B | $1.09B | $1.13B | $1.11B | $1.1B | $1.07B | $1.03B | $998M | |
| Non-current assets | $11.1B | $10.9B | $10.8B | $11B | $10.7B | $10.8B | $11.5B | $11.5B | $10.6B | $10.5B | $10.5B | $10.4B | |
| Total assets | $16.4B | $16.6B | $16.5B | $16.8B | $16B | $16.6B | $17.5B | $17.5B | $16.3B | $16.6B | $16.8B | $16.7B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.7B | $1.65B | $1.56B | $1.63B | $1.81B | $1.8B | $1.79B | $1.87B | $2.09B | $2.1B | $2.12B | $2.1B | |
| Accrued expenses | $1.99B | $2.72B | $2.86B | $3.07B | $2.1B | $2.87B | $3.05B | $3.18B | $2.36B | $3.36B | $3.59B | $3.65B | |
| Short-term debt | $330M | $538M | $530M | $527M | $660M | $1.7B | $1.61B | $1.11B | $1.12B | $36M | $34M | $532M | |
| Taxes payable | $503M | $410M | $399M | $347M | $565M | $490M | $321M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Other current liabilities | $122M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $116M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $118M | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Current liabilities | $4.74B | $5.31B | $5.35B | $5.57B | $5.76B | $6.86B | $6.78B | $6.5B | $6.85B | $5.93B | $6.15B | $6.64B | |
| Long-term debt | $8.22B | $8.15B | $8.15B | $7.91B | $7.29B | $6.57B | $7.14B | $7.31B | $6.87B | $7.94B | $7.82B | $7.18B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $420M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $456M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $448M | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $361M | $392M | $355M | $320M | $343M | $302M | $279M | $304M | $181M | $198M | $201M | $262M | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.15B | $2.14B | $1.66B | $2.18B | $2.22B | $2.17B | $1.61B | $2.06B | $2.05B | $2.02B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $10.7B | $10.6B | $10.6B | $10.4B | $9.74B | $9.05B | $9.64B | $9.78B | $9.11B | $10.2B | $10.1B | $9.46B | |
| Total liabilities | $15.4B | $16B | $16B | $15.9B | $15.5B | $15.9B | $16.4B | $16.3B | $16B | $16.1B | $16.2B | $16.1B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | |
| Retained earnings | $25.3B | $25.2B | $25.5B | $25.8B | $26.1B | $26.4B | $26.7B | $27.1B | $26.6B | $26.8B | $27.1B | $27.4B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$3.94B | -$4.02B | -$4.13B | -$4.07B | -$4.22B | -$4.12B | -$3.92B | -$3.89B | -$3.88B | -$3.87B | -$3.82B | -$3.87B | |
| Shareholders' equity | $609M | $230M | $123M | $435M | $212M | $363M | $702M | $856M | $54M | $145M | $236M | $288M | |
| Debt | |||||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $9.06B | $8.69B | $8.68B | $8.44B | $8.51B | $8.27B | $8.76B | $8.42B | $8.55B | $7.97B | $7.86B | $7.72B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $8.1B | $7.61B | $7.57B | $7.2B | $7.42B | $7.16B | $7.54B | $7.14B | $7.27B | $6.64B | $6.49B | $6.19B | |
| Balance sheet | Trend | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $1.32B | $1.54B | $726M | $883M | $888M | $832M | $775M | $966M | $1.1B | $1.29B | |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $160M | $0 | |
| Receivables | $1.41B | $1.48B | $1.4B | $1.44B | $1.26B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.59B | $1.52B | $1.68B | |
| Inventory | $1.17B | $1.22B | $1.25B | $1.4B | $1.67B | $1.69B | $2.07B | $1.93B | $1.99B | $2.03B | |
| Other current assets | $441M | $403M | $417M | $456M | $513M | $576M | $760M | $793M | $553M | $714M | |
| Current assets | $4.34B | $4.64B | $3.79B | $4.18B | $4.34B | $4.4B | $5.11B | $5.28B | $5.32B | $5.71B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $3.84B | $4.07B | $3.88B | $3.75B | $3.72B | $3.73B | $4.31B | $4.58B | $4.42B | $4.66B | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81M | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $2.11B | $2.22B | $2.53B | $3.51B | $3.82B | $3.28B | $3.35B | $3.41B | $3.27B | $3.12B | |
| Intangible assets | $1.31B | $1.34B | $1.64B | $2.67B | $2.89B | $2.46B | $1.92B | $1.89B | $1.76B | $1.54B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $301M | $188M | $152M | $177M | $291M | $193M | $135M | $214M | $195M | $205M | |
| Other non-current assets | $224M | $218M | $168M | $753M | $857M | $974M | $904M | $1.02B | $1B | $1.1B | |
| Non-current assets | $7.79B | $8.04B | $8.37B | $10.9B | $11.6B | $10.6B | $10.6B | $11.1B | $10.7B | $10.6B | |
| Total assets | $12.1B | $12.7B | $12.2B | $15B | $15.9B | $15B | $15.7B | $16.4B | $16B | $16.3B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.12B | $1.21B | $1.22B | $1.24B | $1.39B | $1.48B | $1.55B | $1.7B | $1.81B | $2.09B | |
| Accrued expenses | $1.53B | $1.61B | $1.48B | $1.6B | $1.91B | $1.74B | $1.77B | $1.99B | $2.1B | $2.36B | |
| Short-term debt | $13M | $11M | $12M | $514M | $267M | $51M | $25M | $330M | $660M | $1.12B | |
| Taxes payable | $553M | $477M | $538M | $474M | $519M | $554M | $450M | $503M | $565M | $0 | |
| Other current liabilities | $84M | $101M | $93M | $70M | $182M | $93M | $97M | $122M | $116M | $118M | |
| Current liabilities | $3.31B | $3.41B | $3.34B | $4.04B | $4.4B | $4.05B | $4B | $4.74B | $5.76B | $6.85B | |
| Long-term debt | $6.52B | $6.57B | $6.35B | $7.33B | $7.33B | $7.19B | $8.74B | $8.22B | $7.29B | $6.87B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $491M | $476M | $451M | $397M | $420M | $456M | $448M | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $246M | $204M | $235M | $507M | $426M | $395M | $383M | $361M | $343M | $181M | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $2.04B | $2.26B | $2.03B | $2.11B | $2.18B | $1.98B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.66B | $1.61B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $8.8B | $9.03B | $8.62B | $10.4B | $10.4B | $10B | $10.9B | $10.7B | $9.74B | $9.11B | |
| Total liabilities | $12.1B | $12.4B | $12B | $14.5B | $14.8B | $14.1B | $14.9B | $15.4B | $15.5B | $16B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.47B | |
| Retained earnings | $19.9B | $20.5B | $21.6B | $22.5B | $23.7B | $24.4B | $24.6B | $25.3B | $26.1B | $26.6B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$4.18B | -$3.86B | -$4.19B | -$4.27B | -$4.35B | -$4.39B | -$4.06B | -$3.94B | -$4.22B | -$3.88B | |
| Shareholders' equity | -$243M | -$60M | -$102M | $117M | $743M | $609M | $401M | $609M | $212M | $54M | |
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $6.53B | $6.58B | $6.37B | $8.48B | $8.21B | $7.83B | $9.27B | $9.06B | $8.51B | $8.55B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $5.22B | $5.04B | $5.64B | $7.6B | $7.33B | $7B | $8.5B | $8.1B | $7.42B | $7.27B | |
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Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-09-30, 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30
Data as of 2026-11-01