Colgate-Palmolive Company
Consumer DefensiveNYSE:CL · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.08 today
Vol 1.77M · Avg 5.65M
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $2.1B -30.1% | $3.0B +24.2% | $2.5B +24.8% | $2.0B -15.9% | $2.3B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $630.0M +4.1% | $605.0M +6.7% | $567.0M +4.0% | $545.0M -2.0% | $556.0M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$109.0M -41.6% | -$77.0M +21.4% | -$98.0M -25.6% | -$78.0M +40.9% | -$132.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 -100.0% | $135.0M +10.7% | $122.0M -2.4% | $125.0M -7.4% | $135.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $284.0M -17.4% | $344.0M -24.4% | $455.0M +162.7% | -$726.0M -268.5% | -$197.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$16.0M +71.4% | -$56.0M -51.4% | -$37.0M +83.7% | -$227.0M -170.2% | -$84.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $109.0M +209.0% | -$100.0M -151.5% | $194.0M +158.3% | -$333.0M -362.5% | -$72.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $251.0M -51.4% | $516.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$60.0M -275.0% | -$16.0M -105.4% | $298.0M +279.5% | -$166.0M -304.9% | -$41.0M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $1.3B +2372.5% | $51.0M -79.1% | $244.0M -66.3% | $723.0M +15.7% | $625.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $4.2B +2.2% | $4.1B +9.7% | $3.7B +46.5% | $2.6B -23.1% | $3.3B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$564.0M -0.5% | -$561.0M +20.4% | -$705.0M -1.3% | -$696.0M -22.8% | -$567.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$293.0M | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$809.0M | $0 | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$698.0M -21.6% | -$574.0M -13.4% | -$506.0M -7.7% | -$470.0M -233.3% | -$141.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $752.0M +33.3% | $564.0M +12.4% | $502.0M +55.9% | $322.0M +128.4% | $141.0M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$14.0M -137.8% | $37.0M +212.1% | -$33.0M -163.5% | $52.0M +308.0% | -$25.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$817.0M -53.0% | -$534.0M +28.0% | -$742.0M +53.7% | -$1.6B -170.4% | -$592.0M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$456.0M -11.8% | -$408.0M -29.9% | -$314.0M -119.1% | $1.6B +1041.1% | -$175.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $101.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$1.2B +30.4% | -$1.7B -54.2% | -$1.1B +13.8% | -$1.3B +0.9% | -$1.3B | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$1.8B -1.9% | -$1.8B -2.3% | -$1.7B -3.4% | -$1.7B -0.7% | -$1.7B | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | $132.0M -75.9% | $547.0M +37.4% | $398.0M -0.5% | $400.0M +0.0% | $400.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$3.3B +3.9% | -$3.4B -21.3% | -$2.8B -193.4% | -$952.0M +65.7% | -$2.8B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $67.0M +224.1% | -$54.0M -184.2% | -$19.0M +68.3% | -$60.0M -300.0% | -$15.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $192.0M +47.7% | $130.0M -31.9% | $191.0M +435.1% | -$57.0M -1.8% | -$56.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.6B +2.5% | $3.5B +16.6% | $3.0B +63.4% | $1.9B -32.6% | $2.8B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does CL generate free cash flow?
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) generated $3.63B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does CL produce?
Operating cash flow was $4.20B, before capital expenditures of $564.00M.
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