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Colgate-Palmolive cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Colgate-Palmolive's operations generated $4.20bn of cash; it spent $564m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $3.63bn. It returned $1.82bn in dividends and $1.21bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations3,2773,2112,8963,1963,2043,2982,9493,1413,0543,0563,1333,7193,3252,5563,7454,1074,1984,366
Depreciation and amortisation351376421425439442449443475511519539556545567605630643
Stock-based pay117121122120128131125123127109100107135125122135155169
Capital spending575550537565670757691593553436335409567696705561564577
Free cash flow2,7022,6612,3592,6312,5342,5412,2582,5482,5012,6202,7983,3102,7581,8603,0403,5463,6343,789
Free cash flow after stock pay2,5852,5402,2372,5112,4062,4102,1332,4252,3742,5112,6983,2032,6231,7352,9183,4113,4793,620
Dividends paid9811,1421,2031,2771,3821,4461,4931,5081,5291,5911,6141,6541,6791,6911,7491,7891,8231,831
Share buybacks1,0632,0201,8061,9431,5211,5301,5511,3351,3991,2381,2021,4761,3201,3081,1281,7391,2101,333

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Colgate-Palmolive's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Colgate-Palmolive.