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CL (Colgate-Palmolive Co) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 3.00% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Colgate-Palmolive Co 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.50.

During the past 12 months, Colgate-Palmolive Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% 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 average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 15.50% per year. The lowest was 2.50% per year. And the median was 9.25% per year.

Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.55. As of today, Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividend Yield % is 2.28%.

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Competitive Comparison of Colgate-Palmolive Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Colgate-Palmolive Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colgate-Palmolive Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Colgate-Palmolive Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.


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Colgate-Palmolive Co 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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 average dividends per share growth rate.


Colgate-Palmolive Co  (NYSE:CL) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=0.5/ 0.91
=0.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 0.63. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.56.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5200002025-07-182025-07-182025-08-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5200002025-04-172025-04-172025-05-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5000002025-01-212025-01-212025-02-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5000002024-10-182024-10-182024-11-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.04/88.79
=2.30 %

Current Share Price is $88.79.
Colgate-Palmolive Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.04.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Colgate-Palmolive Co was 2.79%. The lowest was 1.80%. And the median was 2.28%.

* 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 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.
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
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Prabha Parameswaran officer: Grp Pres, Glbl Innov. & AF/Eus 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen I Sadove director
C Martin Harris director
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