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CL (Colgate-Palmolive Co) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $3.75 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Colgate-Palmolive Co's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.584. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $3.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Colgate-Palmolive Co's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 19.80% per year. The lowest was 3.60% per year. And the median was 9.80% per year.

As of today (2025-05-07), Colgate-Palmolive Co's current stock price is $90.88. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.75. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 24.23.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 30.23. The lowest was 19.56. And the median was 24.78.


Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Colgate-Palmolive Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.10 3.35 3.44 3.57 3.73

Colgate-Palmolive Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.60 3.67 3.69 3.73 3.75

Competitive Comparison of Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Colgate-Palmolive Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.584/134.9266*134.9266
=0.584

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.370 100.684 0.496
201509 0.778 100.392 1.046
201512 0.674 99.792 0.911
201603 0.555 100.470 0.745
201606 0.635 101.688 0.843
201609 0.949 101.861 1.257
201612 0.698 101.863 0.925
201703 0.640 102.862 0.840
201706 0.568 103.349 0.742
201709 0.944 104.136 1.223
201712 0.666 104.011 0.864
201803 0.566 105.290 0.725
201806 0.667 106.317 0.846
201809 0.909 106.507 1.152
201812 0.862 105.998 1.097
201903 0.619 107.251 0.779
201906 0.660 108.070 0.824
201909 0.968 108.329 1.206
201912 1.004 108.420 1.249
202003 0.799 108.902 0.990
202006 1.105 108.767 1.371
202009 1.012 109.815 1.243
202012 0.934 109.897 1.147
202103 0.577 111.754 0.697
202106 0.585 114.631 0.689
202109 1.013 115.734 1.181
202112 1.079 117.630 1.238
202203 0.313 121.301 0.348
202206 0.417 125.017 0.450
202209 0.947 125.227 1.020
202212 0.542 125.222 0.584
202303 0.687 127.348 0.728
202306 0.647 128.729 0.678
202309 1.198 129.860 1.245
202312 1.138 129.419 1.186
202403 0.672 131.776 0.688
202406 1.060 132.554 1.079
202409 1.256 133.029 1.274
202412 1.323 133.157 1.341
202503 0.584 134.927 0.584

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Colgate-Palmolive Co  (NYSE:CL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=90.88/3.75
=24.23

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 30.23. The lowest was 19.56. And the median was 24.78.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Colgate-Palmolive Co Business Description

Address
300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown to become a leading player in the household and personal care arena. In addition to its namesake oral care line (which accounts for more than 40% of its total sales), the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and homecare products that are sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including approximately 45% from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (around one fifth of sales), which primarily sells its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
Executives
Sally Massey officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gregory Malcolm officer: Vice President and Controller 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Noel R. Wallace officer: Pres.- Colgate No. America C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sutula Stanley J Iii officer: Chief Financial Officer IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Panagiotis Tsourapas officer: Pres., Colgate-Africa/Eurasia C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Martina Hundmejean director C/O TYCO INTERNATIONAL (US) INC, 9 WEST 57TH ST 43RD FL., NEW YORK NY 10019
Jennifer Daniels officer: CLO and Secretary C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
John W Kooyman officer: Chief Marketing Officer 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P Bilbrey director
John T Cahill director LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Lorrie M Norrington director C/O EBAY INC., 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Prabha Parameswaran officer: Grp Pres, Glbl Innov. & AF/Eus 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen I Sadove director
C Martin Harris director
Steven A Cahillane director ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313