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Colgate-Palmolive Co (CHIX:CPAD) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 23.20 (As of Jun. 06, 2025)


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What is Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-06), Colgate-Palmolive Co's current share price is €80.75. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €3.48. Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 23.20.

The historical rank and industry rank for Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:CPAd' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.56   Med: 24.68   Max: 30.23
Current: 24.02

During the past years, Colgate-Palmolive Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 30.23. The lowest was 19.56. And the median was 24.68.

CHIX:CPAd's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
55.65% of 699 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 20.25 vs CHIX:CPAd: 24.02

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 adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.540. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €3.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Colgate-Palmolive Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Colgate-Palmolive Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.60 25.47 22.93 22.36 24.34

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 Price-to-FCF 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 24.98 26.43 28.12 24.34 24.97

Competitive Comparison of Colgate-Palmolive Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

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 Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=80.75/3.48
=23.20

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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)
=0.54/134.9266*134.9266
=0.540

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.330 100.684 0.442
201509 0.694 100.392 0.933
201512 0.619 99.792 0.837
201603 0.499 100.470 0.670
201606 0.565 101.688 0.750
201609 0.845 101.861 1.119
201612 0.661 101.863 0.876
201703 0.598 102.862 0.784
201706 0.506 103.349 0.661
201709 0.792 104.136 1.026
201712 0.563 104.011 0.730
201803 0.459 105.290 0.588
201806 0.571 106.317 0.725
201809 0.779 106.507 0.987
201812 0.757 105.998 0.964
201903 0.547 107.251 0.688
201906 0.584 108.070 0.729
201909 0.879 108.329 1.095
201912 0.904 108.420 1.125
202003 0.723 108.902 0.896
202006 0.981 108.767 1.217
202009 0.859 109.815 1.055
202012 0.768 109.897 0.943
202103 0.484 111.754 0.584
202106 0.486 114.631 0.572
202109 0.861 115.734 1.004
202112 0.955 117.630 1.095
202203 0.284 121.301 0.316
202206 0.394 125.017 0.425
202209 0.956 125.227 1.030
202212 0.512 125.222 0.552
202303 0.641 127.348 0.679
202306 0.597 128.729 0.626
202309 1.122 129.860 1.166
202312 1.043 129.419 1.087
202403 0.618 131.776 0.633
202406 0.985 132.554 1.003
202409 1.132 133.029 1.148
202412 1.263 133.157 1.280
202503 0.540 134.927 0.540

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


Colgate-Palmolive Co  (CHIX:CPAd) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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 north of 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 sells a majority of its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.

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