Colgate Palmolive Co
Colgate Palmolive Co returns on capital
Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.
ROIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROCE
% · Annual / TTM
ROIIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROE
% · Annual / TTM
ROA
% · Annual / TTM
ROIC − WACC
Percentage points · Scenario
Quarterly data
| Fiscal period | Ended | ROIC% | ROCE% | ROIIC% | ROE% | ROA% | ROIC − WACCPercentage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 Q2 | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 29.35% | — | 434.33% | 11.89% | — |
| FY 2026 Q1 | Mar 31, 2026 | — | 31.23% | — | 821.65% | 12.55% | — |
| FY 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | 33.82% | 33.45% | — | 1,603.01% | 13.17% | 26.1 pp |
| FY 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | — | 38.5% | — | 450.35% | 16.96% | — |
| FY 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | — | 39.26% | — | 705.21% | 17.14% | — |
| FY 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | 42.59% | 40.83% | 174.26% | 977.07% | 17.44% | 34.9 pp |
| FY 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | 42.12% | 38.91% | — | 703.78% | 17.81% | 34.4 pp |
| FY 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | 41.82% | 37.76% | — | 1,346.95% | 17.48% | 34.1 pp |
| FY 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | 40.58% | 37.32% | — | 9,627.12% | 17.37% | 32.9 pp |
| FY 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | 37.23% | 35.86% | — | 2,331.25% | 15.95% | 29.5 pp |
| FY 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | 33.89% | 34.08% | — | 455.45% | 14.32% | 26.2 pp |
| FY 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | 25.86% | 26.8% | — | 517.78% | 9.82% | 18.2 pp |
| FY 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | 25.43% | 26.47% | -32.21% | 2,878.85% | 9.37% | 17.7 pp |
| FY 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | 27.13% | 25.71% | -25.79% | 1,014.6% | 10.02% | 19.4 pp |
| FY 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | 26.52% | 25.47% | -26.67% | 353.47% | 11.6% | 18.8 pp |
| FY 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | 28.1% | 26.13% | -136.03% | 317.89% | 11.99% | 20.4 pp |
| FY 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | 29.68% | 26.62% | — | 615.19% | 12.26% | 22 pp |
| FY 2022 Q1 | Mar 31, 2022 | 32.82% | 28.44% | -295.39% | 701.2% | 12.97% | 25.1 pp |
| FY 2021 Q4 | Dec 31, 2021 | 33.87% | 29.61% | — | 320.41% | 13.99% | 26.2 pp |
| FY 2021 Q3 | Sep 30, 2021 | 40.59% | 34.86% | 7.23% | 428.46% | 17% | 32.9 pp |
| FY 2021 Q2 | Jun 30, 2021 | 41.63% | 35.67% | 15.25% | 745.63% | 17.53% | 33.9 pp |
| FY 2021 Q1 | Mar 31, 2021 | 42.09% | 35.97% | 86.27% | 3,571.81% | 17.24% | 34.4 pp |
| FY 2020 Q4 | Dec 31, 2020 | 41.12% | 34.51% | 110.87% | 626.74% | 17.41% | 33.4 pp |
| FY 2020 Q3 | Sep 30, 2020 | 42.67% | 35.33% | 79.36% | 1,635.87% | 17.65% | 35 pp |
| FY 2020 Q2 | Jun 30, 2020 | 46.17% | 36.98% | 28.58% | — | 18.17% | 38.5 pp |
| FY 2020 Q1 | Mar 31, 2020 | 45.25% | 36.93% | 14.53% | — | 18.04% | 37.5 pp |
| FY 2019 Q4 | Dec 31, 2019 | 41.58% | 35.87% | -0.5% | 31,560% | 17.41% | 33.9 pp |
| FY 2019 Q3 | Sep 30, 2019 | 42.93% | 35.82% | 22.43% | — | 16.89% | 35.2 pp |
| FY 2019 Q2 | Jun 30, 2019 | 46.2% | 39.08% | 49.34% | — | 17.63% | 38.5 pp |
| FY 2019 Q1 | Mar 31, 2019 | 46.56% | 39.49% | — | — | 17.87% | 38.9 pp |
| FY 2018 Q4 | Dec 31, 2018 | 49.15% | 40.84% | 88.97% | — | 19.33% | 41.5 pp |
| FY 2018 Q3 | Sep 30, 2018 | 43.5% | 42.01% | -58.66% | — | 16.7% | 35.8 pp |
| FY 2018 Q2 | Jun 30, 2018 | 45.5% | 43.18% | -98.03% | — | 17.45% | 37.8 pp |
| FY 2018 Q1 | Mar 31, 2018 | 42.66% | 41.42% | -52.54% | — | 16.32% | 35 pp |
| FY 2017 Q4 | Dec 31, 2017 | 42.64% | 39.69% | -801.72% | — | 16.32% | 34.9 pp |
| FY 2017 Q3 | Sep 30, 2017 | 46.33% | 42.87% | — | — | 18.17% | 38.6 pp |
| FY 2017 Q2 | Jun 30, 2017 | 48.01% | 45.23% | — | — | 19.14% | 40.3 pp |
| FY 2017 Q1 | Mar 31, 2017 | 50.72% | 46.38% | — | — | 19.91% | 43 pp |
| FY 2016 Q4 | Dec 31, 2016 | 49.27% | 44.51% | — | — | 20.27% | 41.6 pp |
| FY 2016 Q3 | Sep 30, 2016 | 27.89% | 31.18% | — | 2,257.38% | 10.52% | 20.2 pp |
| FY 2016 Q2 | Jun 30, 2016 | 26.88% | 32.47% | — | 1,619.65% | 10.7% | 19.2 pp |
| FY 2016 Q1 | Mar 31, 2016 | 27.27% | 33.25% | — | 3,055.56% | 10.74% | 19.6 pp |
| FY 2015 Q4 | Dec 31, 2015 | 26.08% | 31.1% | — | 327.19% | 10.89% | 18.4 pp |
| FY 2015 Q3 | Sep 30, 2015 | 42.9% | 41.52% | — | 294.93% | 18.13% | 35.2 pp |
| FY 2015 Q2 | Jun 30, 2015 | 36.92% | 38.54% | — | 204.75% | 16.54% | 29.2 pp |
| FY 2015 Q1 | Mar 31, 2015 | 39.38% | 40.76% | — | 223.35% | 16.92% | 31.7 pp |
| FY 2014 Q4 | Dec 31, 2014 | 34.51% | 37.6% | — | 126.38% | 15.95% | 26.8 pp |
| FY 2014 Q3 | Sep 30, 2014 | 35.22% | 37.91% | — | 132.08% | 15.6% | 27.5 pp |
| FY 2014 Q2 | Jun 30, 2014 | 35.66% | 37.13% | -7.95% | 134.74% | 16.23% | 28 pp |
| FY 2014 Q1 | Mar 31, 2014 | 35.48% | 35.97% | -54.77% | 127.51% | 15.51% | 27.8 pp |
| FY 2013 Q4 | Dec 31, 2013 | 34.59% | 37.31% | -44.27% | 99.73% | 16.44% | 26.9 pp |
| FY 2013 Q3 | Sep 30, 2013 | 36.01% | 38.62% | — | 106.04% | 16.94% | 28.3 pp |
| FY 2013 Q2 | Jun 30, 2013 | 36.48% | 38.83% | — | 118.48% | 17.06% | 28.8 pp |
| FY 2013 Q1 | Mar 31, 2013 | 39.11% | 39.73% | -207.31% | 115.16% | 17.46% | 31.4 pp |
| FY 2012 Q4 | Dec 31, 2012 | 40.26% | 41.67% | 21.46% | 108.33% | 18.93% | 32.6 pp |
| FY 2012 Q3 | Sep 30, 2012 | 38.9% | 42.59% | — | 95.25% | 18.81% | 31.2 pp |
| FY 2012 Q2 | Jun 30, 2012 | 36.96% | 41.74% | — | 93% | 18.59% | 29.3 pp |
| FY 2012 Q1 | Mar 31, 2012 | 43.34% | 46.01% | — | 103.97% | 19.44% | 35.6 pp |
| FY 2011 Q4 | Dec 31, 2011 | 42.65% | 46.69% | 32.1% | 96.28% | 20.35% | 34.9 pp |
| FY 2011 Q3 | Sep 30, 2011 | — | 45.88% | — | 92.34% | 20.41% | — |
| FY 2011 Q2 | Jun 30, 2011 | — | 45.06% | — | 86.84% | 20.49% | — |
| FY 2011 Q1 | Mar 31, 2011 | — | 50.85% | — | 95.93% | 21.29% | — |
| FY 2010 Q4 | Dec 31, 2010 | 40.89% | 46.59% | — | 74.91% | 19.75% | 33.2 pp |
| FY 2010 Q3 | Sep 30, 2010 | — | 45.57% | — | 77.99% | 19.68% | — |
| FY 2010 Q2 | Jun 30, 2010 | — | 46.86% | — | 84.02% | 20.46% | — |
| FY 2010 Q1 | Mar 31, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2009 Q4 | Dec 31, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2009 Q3 | Sep 30, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2009 Q2 | Jun 30, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sources and calculations
Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.
Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.
Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 7.7%, rounded from the US nonfinancial market · generic proxy benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.
Market prices: Yahoo Finance · CL, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
- ROIC
- NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
- ROCE
- Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIIC
- Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
- ROE
- Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROA
- Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIC − WACC
- ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.