CL Colgate-Palmolive margins

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Gross margin

60.6%

Operating margin

14.8%

EBITDA margin

17.6%

Net margin

9.6%

Recent Colgate-Palmolive shows a gross margin of 60.6%, an operating margin of 14.8%, an EBITDA margin of 17.6%, and a net margin of 9.6%. Gross margin expanded the most, by 0.5 percentage points, while operating margin contracted the most, by 6.5 percentage points.

CL margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Colgate-Palmolive's margins averaged 60.03% gross, 19.22% operating, 21.38% EBITDA, and 12.6% net. Currently, gross margin is above its three-year average, while operating, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.

CL margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in gross margin, which increased by 0.5 percentage points, whereas operating margin contracted by 6.5 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 5.7 percentage points, and net margin by 4.9 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.5pp

Operating margin expansion

-6.5pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-5.7pp

Net margin expansion

-4.9pp

CL Gross margin

Colgate-Palmolive recorded an average gross margin of 60.03% across the last 3 years. Colgate-Palmolive currently reports a gross margin of 60.6%, 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Colgate-Palmolive's gross margin peaked at 60.7% in Mar 2025 and reached a low of 58.2% in Dec 2023.

CL Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Colgate-Palmolive recorded an average operating margin of 19.22%. Colgate-Palmolive's current operating margin is 14.8% and is 4.4 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Colgate-Palmolive was 21.5% in Mar 2025, while the lowest was 14.8% in Sep 2026.

CL EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for Colgate-Palmolive was 21.38% over the last 3 years. The current EBITDA margin of 17.6% is 3.8 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Colgate-Palmolive moved between 17.6% in Sep 2026 and 23.6% in Sep 2024.

CL Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Colgate-Palmolive recorded an average net margin of 12.6%. Colgate-Palmolive's current net margin is 9.6% and is 3 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest net margin for Colgate-Palmolive was 14.5% in Sep 2025, while the lowest was 9.6% in Sep 2026.

CL margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 60.6%, CL ranks higher than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.4%, Colgate-Palmolive's gross margin is 66% higher.

CL margin peer comparison

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Frequently asked questions

What is Colgate-Palmolive's gross margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, CL has a gross margin of 60.6%.

What is Colgate-Palmolive's operating margin?

The current operating margin for CL is 14.8% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Colgate-Palmolive's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, CL recorded an EBITDA margin of 17.6%.

What is Colgate-Palmolive's net margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, CL has a net margin of 9.6%.

What are the average margins of CL?

Colgate-Palmolive's average margins over the last 3 years were 60.0% gross, 19.2% operating, 21.4% EBITDA, and 12.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CL?

Colgate-Palmolive's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 60.7% gross in Mar 2025, 21.5% operating in Mar 2025, 23.6% EBITDA in Sep 2024, and 14.5% net in Sep 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of CL?

In the last 5 years, the lowest margins reported by CL were 56.6% gross in Mar 2023, 14.8% operating in Sep 2026, 16.2% EBITDA in Mar 2023, and 8% net in Jun 2023.