Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 747M | 1.45B | 1.26B | 884M | 600M | 1.27B | 1.17B | 990M | 681M | 1.14B | 1.15B | 722M | 735M | 673M | 969M | 528M | 386M | 1.11B | 994M | 627M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 14.03% | 27.78% | 24.58% | 17.3% | 12.22% | 25.67% | 23.19% | 19.57% | 13.45% | 22.95% | 23.44% | 14.97% | 15.41% | 14.54% | 21.75% | 11.78% | 8.77% | 25.12% | 22.52% | 14.72% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 24.5% | 14.5% | 8.05% | -10.71% | -11.89% | 11.71% | 1.3% | 37.12% | -7.35% | 68.8% | 18.89% | 36.74% | 90.41% | -39.15% | -2.52% | -15.79% | -35.45% | 14.85% | 3.33% | -38.89% |
| Net Income | 646M | -37M | 767M | 773M | 726M | 779M | 775M | 766M | 729M | 760M | 747M | 534M | 414M | 43M | 682M | 639M | 603M | 188M | 681M | 741M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 156M | 173M | 158M | 151M | 148M | 148M | 150M | 157M | 150M | 150M | 144M | 145M | 128M | 135M | 134M | 138M | 138M | 142M | 140M | 137M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 72M | 32M | 23M | 27M | 65M | 24M | 19M | 25M | 60M | 23M | 14M | 20M | 60M | 16M | 29M | 28M | 49M | 20M |
| Deferred Taxes | -18M | -117M | 25M | 7M | -24M | 21M | -6M | -104M | 12M | 11M | 47M | -136M | -20M | -65M | 3M | -9M | -7M | 14M | -81M | -71M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 240M | 987M | -2M | -6M | 58M | -3M | 6M | 18M | 30M | -6M | -9M | -1M | 260M | 637M | -69M | -8M | 81M | 569M | 71M | -2M |
| Working Capital Changes | -277M | 447M | 241M | -73M | -331M | 297M | 177M | 129M | -259M | 196M | 163M | 157M | -61M | -97M | 159M | -248M | -458M | 165M | 134M | -198M |
| Change in Receivables | -215M | 164M | -28M | 22M | -174M | 128M | 125M | -57M | -252M | 25M | 50M | -55M | -57M | -56M | 20M | 6M | -197M | 114M | -10M | -18M |
| Change in Inventory | -41M | 100M | 6M | 89M | -86M | -6M | -77M | -28M | 11M | 44M | 96M | 78M | -24M | 89M | -90M | -117M | -215M | -35M | 2M | 1M |
| Change in Payables | -11M | 221M | 278M | -191M | -57M | 189M | 133M | 186M | 8M | 141M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -122M | -103M | -154M | -401M | -159M | -80M | -150M | -111M | -193M | -143M | -161M | -174M | -264M | -173M | -946M | -341M | -141M | -130M | -173M | -147M |
| Capital Expenditures | -138M | -177M | -155M | -108M | -124M | -184M | -134M | -117M | -126M | -197M | -161M | -184M | -163M | -221M | -175M | -178M | -122M | -193M | -137M | -130M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 2.59% | 3.38% | 3.02% | 2.11% | 2.52% | 3.72% | 2.66% | 2.31% | 2.49% | 3.98% | 3.28% | 3.82% | 3.42% | 4.77% | 3.93% | 3.97% | 2.77% | 4.38% | 3.1% | 3.05% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -293M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8M | -727M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -8M | -9M | 289M | -296M | 2M | 16M | 17M | 10M | -6M | -2M | -19M | -9M | -3M | 4M | 49M | -94M | 3M | 0 | -7M | -12M |
| Cash from Financing | -563M | -1.36B | -1.03B | -409M | -458M | -1.28B | -904M | -845M | -361M | -992M | -846M | -580M | -375M | -666M | 99M | -181M | -204M | -1.11B | -784M | -550M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 56M | -437M | -347M | 168M | 160M | -245M | -401M | 9M | 229M | -344M | -149M | 111M | 68M | 192M | 453M | 584M | 418M | -381M | -270M | 86M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -179M | -388M | -270M | -232M | -244M | -428M | -139M | -361M | -509M | -190M | -266M | -371M | -180M | -393M | -104M | -316M | -239M | -356M | -251M | -220M |
| Dividends Paid | -417M | -523M | -420M | -474M | -406M | -514M | -408M | -473M | -394M | -336M | -396M | -457M | -390M | -350M | -392M | -436M | -378M | -496M | -387M | -420M |
| Share Repurchases | -306M | -406M | -288M | -232M | -284M | -455M | -295M | -480M | -509M | -245M | -332M | -371M | -180M | -413M | -104M | -381M | -410M | -356M | -251M | -341M |
| Other Financing | -23M | -13M | 9M | 129M | 32M | -92M | 44M | -20M | 313M | -122M | -35M | 137M | 127M | -115M | 142M | -13M | -5M | 127M | 124M | 4M |
| Net Change in Cash | 47M | 9M | 64M | 103M | 16M | -138M | 124M | 31M | 113M | 15M | 132M | -48M | 92M | -163M | 80M | -19M | 45M | -126M | 21M | -58M |
| Free Cash Flow | 609M | 1.28B | 1.11B | 776M | 476M | 1.08B | 1.03B | 873M | 555M | 939M | 991M | 538M | 572M | 452M | 794M | 350M | 264M | 913M | 857M | 497M |
| FCF Margin % | 11.44% | 24.4% | 21.56% | 15.19% | 9.69% | 21.95% | 20.52% | 17.26% | 10.96% | 18.97% | 20.16% | 11.16% | 11.99% | 9.76% | 17.82% | 7.81% | 6% | 20.74% | 19.42% | 11.67% |
| FCF Growth % | 27.94% | 17.6% | 7.07% | -11.11% | -14.23% | 15.55% | 4.24% | 62.27% | -2.97% | 107.74% | 24.81% | 53.71% | 116.67% | -50.49% | -7.35% | -29.58% | -46.23% | 13.84% | -1.72% | -47.63% |
| FCF per Share | 0.76 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 0.95 | 0.58 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.67 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.95 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.59 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.16x | -39.27x | 1.72x | 1.19x | 0.87x | 1.72x | 1.58x | 1.35x | 1.00x | 1.58x | 1.63x | 1.44x | 1.98x | 134.60x | 1.57x | 0.88x | 0.69x | 7.47x | 1.57x | 0.89x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 35M | 98M | 28M | 109M | 35M | 106M | 38M | 123M | 37M | 114M | 35M | 94M | 0 | 39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 182M | 391M | 139M | -762M | 257M | 355M | 150M | 211M | 276M | 279M | 171M | 255M | 213M | 322M | 155M | 148M | 200M | 315M |