CL Colgate Palmolive dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: Apr 20, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.28%

Payout ratio: 80.4%

Colgate Palmolive's latest dividend was on Apr 20, 2026 (ex-date) with a payout of $0.53 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $2.09 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 2.36% based on its recent close price. The latest dividend has increased by $0.01, or 1.9% from the prior distribution.

CL has a dividend yield of 2.36% which is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Consumer Defensive sector average of 3.27%, Colgate Palmolive's dividend yield is 28% lower. The current dividend yield is similar to the historical average of 2.3% of the last 5 years.

Colgate Palmolive has been paying dividends since 1991. CL has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 3.5% for the last twelve months. And with the price of the stock up by 1% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 2.6%.

Colgate Palmolive Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

CL has a payout ratio of 80.4% which is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 60.4%, Colgate Palmolive's payout ratio is 33% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)