Colgate Palmolive's latest dividend was on Apr 17, 2025 (ex-date) with a payout of $0.52 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $2.02 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 2.17% based on its recent close price. The latest dividend has increased by $0.02, or 4% from the prior distribution.
CL has a dividend yield of 2.17% which is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.74%, Colgate Palmolive's dividend yield is 21% lower. The current dividend yield is less than the historical average of 2.3% of the last 5 years.
Colgate Palmolive has been paying dividends since 1994. CL has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 4.1% for the last twelve months. And with the price of the stock up by 2.2% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 1.7%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2025 | $0.52 | 2.12% |
Jan 21, 2025 | $0.5 | 2.27% |
Oct 18, 2024 | $0.5 | 1.97% |
Jul 19, 2024 | $0.5 | 2% |
Apr 19, 2024 | $0.5 | 2.23% |
Jan 19, 2024 | $0.48 | 2.39% |
Oct 20, 2023 | $0.48 | 2.61% |
Jul 20, 2023 | $0.48 | 2.47% |
Apr 20, 2023 | $0.48 | 2.48% |
Jan 20, 2023 | $0.47 | 2.49% |
Oct 20, 2022 | $0.47 | 2.65% |
Jul 20, 2022 | $0.47 | 2.43% |
Apr 20, 2022 | $0.47 | 2.23% |
Jan 21, 2022 | $0.45 | 2.15% |
Oct 20, 2021 | $0.45 | 2.38% |
Jul 20, 2021 | $0.45 | 2.15% |
Apr 20, 2021 | $0.45 | 2.18% |
Jan 22, 2021 | $0.44 | 2.25% |
Oct 22, 2020 | $0.44 | 2.21% |
Jul 17, 2020 | $0.44 | 2.31% |
Apr 17, 2020 | $0.44 | 2.36% |
Jan 22, 2020 | $0.43 | 2.44% |
Oct 22, 2019 | $0.43 | 2.55% |
Jul 17, 2019 | $0.43 | 2.31% |
Apr 17, 2019 | $0.43 | 2.46% |
Jan 22, 2019 | $0.42 | 2.72% |
Oct 18, 2018 | $0.42 | 2.65% |
Jul 17, 2018 | $0.42 | 2.5% |
Apr 19, 2018 | $0.42 | 2.32% |
Jan 22, 2018 | $0.4 | 2.07% |
Oct 20, 2017 | $0.4 | 2.2% |
Jul 14, 2017 | $0.4 | 2.18% |
Apr 19, 2017 | $0.4 | 2.14% |
Jan 19, 2017 | $0.39 | 2.33% |
Oct 20, 2016 | $0.39 | 2.19% |
Jul 20, 2016 | $0.39 | 2.08% |
Apr 20, 2016 | $0.39 | 2.18% |
Jan 21, 2016 | $0.38 | 2.39% |
Oct 21, 2015 | $0.38 | 2.24% |
Jul 21, 2015 | $0.38 | 2.21% |
Apr 21, 2015 | $0.38 | 2.12% |
Jan 21, 2015 | $0.36 | 2.11% |
CL has a payout ratio of 56.9% which is lower than the industry and its peers average.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
CLX Clorox Co | 3.7% | $4.88 | 87.1% |
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp | 3.42% | $4.92 | 66.8% |
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co | 2.4% | $4.08 | 63.1% |
CL Colgate Palmolive Co | 2.17% | $2.02 | 56.9% |
CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc | 1.18% | $1.16 | 49.1% |
Yes, Colgate Palmolive has been paying dividends for the last 31 years.
Colgate Palmolive's last dividend ex-date was on Apr 17, 2025. The dividend amount was $0.52 per share.
CL's annualized dividend per share is $2.02.
Currently Colgate Palmolive's dividend yield is 2.17%.
Colgate Palmolive pays four dividends per year.
Colgate Palmolive's dividend payout ratio is 56.9%.
Colgate Palmolive's dividend yield is less than the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.