Colgate-Palmolive Co (MIL:1CL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €3.64 (As of Jun. 2026)

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MIL:1CL Colgate-Palmolive Co MIL:1CL
59 GF Score
Price €75.00
GF Value €83.85
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Colgate-Palmolive Co MIL:1CL 59 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €3.64 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates MIL:1CL with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of €83.85 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

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 Jun. 2026 was €0.934. 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 €3.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Colgate-Palmolive Co's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 4.60% 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 4.90% 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 9.10% per year.

As of today (2026-09-16), Colgate-Palmolive Co's current stock price is €75.00. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €3.64. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 20.58.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 29.54. The lowest was 19.56. And the median was 23.86.


Colgate-Palmolive Co  (MIL:1CL) 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
=75.00/3.644
=20.58

* 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 29.54. The lowest was 19.56. And the median was 23.86.


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.


Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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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.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Colgate-Palmolive Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Colgate-Palmolive Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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MIL:1CL vs EL, KVUE, KMB: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs 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 Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=0.934/333.9520*333.9520
=0.934

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 0.863 241.428 1.194
201612 0.714 241.432 0.988
201703 0.600 243.801 0.822
201706 0.497 244.955 0.678
201709 0.736 246.819 0.996
201712 0.560 246.524 0.759
201803 0.461 249.554 0.617
201806 0.574 251.989 0.761
201809 0.807 252.439 1.068
201812 0.791 251.233 1.051
201903 0.545 254.202 0.716
201906 0.593 256.143 0.773
201909 0.883 256.759 1.148
201912 0.915 256.974 1.189
202003 0.725 258.115 0.938
202006 1.004 257.797 1.301
202009 0.768 260.280 0.985
202012 0.733 260.474 0.940
202103 0.479 264.877 0.604
202106 0.486 271.696 0.597
202109 0.880 274.310 1.071
202112 1.003 278.802 1.201
202203 0.279 287.504 0.324
202206 0.406 296.311 0.458
202209 0.980 296.808 1.103
202212 0.511 296.797 0.575
202303 0.640 301.836 0.708
202306 0.586 305.109 0.641
202309 1.102 307.789 1.196
202312 1.086 306.746 1.182
202403 0.619 312.332 0.662
202406 0.990 314.175 1.052
202409 1.111 315.301 1.177
202412 1.323 315.605 1.400
202503 0.555 319.799 0.580
202506 0.802 322.561 0.830
202509 1.127 324.800 1.159
202512 1.372 324.054 1.414
202603 0.647 330.213 0.654
202606 0.934 333.952 0.934

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

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €3.64 mean?
Colgate-Palmolive Co (MIL:1CL) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €3.64 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Colgate-Palmolive Co and its competitors.
Is Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Colgate-Palmolive Co's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €3.64. Overall, Colgate-Palmolive Co has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to EL and KVUE?
Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €3.64 can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Colgate-Palmolive Co and its competitors. Colgate-Palmolive Co's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €3.64. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Colgate-Palmolive Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Colgate-Palmolive Co (MIL:1CL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €83.85, compared to a current price of €75.00 — trading 10.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €3.64. Colgate-Palmolive Co's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Colgate-Palmolive Co (MIL:1CL), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €3.64 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Colgate-Palmolive Co (MIL:1CL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Colgate-Palmolive Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €75.00 is trading 10.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €83.85. GuruFocus considers Colgate-Palmolive Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:1CL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €3.64
  • GF Value™: €83.85 vs. price of €75.00 (10.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:1CL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Colgate-Palmolive Co Business Description

Address 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown into a leading player in the household and personal care industry. 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 home care products sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including nearly half from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (almost one-fourth of sales), which sells the majority of its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
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