Colgate-Palmolive Cash Flow Statement
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Colgate-Palmolive free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Colgate-Palmolive generated $4.20 billion of operating cash flow and spent $564.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.63 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 17.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 2.5% from the prior year's $3.55 billion.
Colgate-Palmolive returned $3.03 billion to shareholders: $1.82 billion in dividends and $1.21 billion in share repurchases, equal to 83% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.0 times.
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Colgate-Palmolive cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.26B | 3.05B | 2.46B | 1.97B | 2.34B | 2.86B | 2.53B | 2.56B | 2.17B | 2.59B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -25.84% | +24.20% | +24.81% | -15.87% | -18.25% | +13.18% | -1.21% | +17.66% | -15.93% | +67.05% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 630.00M | 605.00M | 567.00M | 545.00M | 556.00M | 539.00M | 519.00M | 511.00M | 475.00M | 443.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 155.00M | 135.00M | 122.00M | 125.00M | 135.00M | 107.00M | 100.00M | 109.00M | 127.00M | 123.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 93.00M | 360.00M | 466.00M | -675.00M | -142.00M | 407.00M | -22.00M | -119.00M | -119.00M | 79.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.20B | 4.11B | 3.75B | 2.56B | 3.33B | 3.72B | 3.13B | 3.06B | 3.05B | 3.14B |
| Capital Expenditures | -564.00M | -561.00M | -705.00M | -696.00M | -567.00M | -409.00M | -335.00M | -436.00M | -553.00M | -593.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -817.00M | -534.00M | -742.00M | -1.60B | -592.00M | -779.00M | -2.10B | -1.17B | -471.00M | -499.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.82B | -1.79B | -1.75B | -1.69B | -1.68B | -1.65B | -1.61B | -1.59B | -1.53B | -1.51B |
| Share Repurchases | -1.21B | -1.74B | -1.13B | -1.31B | -1.32B | -1.48B | -1.20B | -1.24B | -1.40B | -1.33B |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.06B | 7.18B | 4.78B | 7.44B |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.61B | -7.36B | -4.81B | -7.27B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.26B | -3.39B | -2.79B | -952.00M | -2.77B | -2.92B | -870.00M | -2.68B | -2.45B | -2.23B |
| Net Change in Cash | 192.00M | 130.00M | 191.00M | -57.00M | -56.00M | 5.00M | 157.00M | -809.00M | 220.00M | 345.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.63B | 3.55B | 3.04B | 1.86B | 2.76B | 3.31B | 2.80B | 2.62B | 2.50B | 2.55B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Colgate-Palmolive's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?