Colgate-Palmolive Company trailing returns
Colgate-Palmolive Company's 10-year return is +5.2% a year (CAGR) (+65.4% cumulative). How Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has performed over the last day, week, month and year, over 5, 10, 20 and 30 years, and since inception, through October 27, 2026 — price return and dividends side by side, with the worst drop inside each window.
Trailing returns by period#
To 2026-10-27. Price return + dividends = total return. Per year (CAGR) for windows of a year or more, with the cumulative total return beneath. Worst drop: the deepest fall in the price from a high inside the window, and when it bottomed.
| Period | Price | DivsDividends | Total | Worst drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | -1.0% | +0.0% | -1.0% | — |
| 5 days | -2.5% | +0.0% | -2.5% | -5.4%Oct 27 |
| 1 month | +7.1% | +0.6% | +7.7% | -5.4%Oct 27 |
| YTD | +16.6% | +2.8% | +19.4% | -17.5%Apr 21 |
| 1 year | +18.4% | +2.8% | +21.3% | -17.5%Apr 2026 |
| 5 years | +4.0% | +2.5% | +6.5%+36.8% | -31.1%Nov 2025 |
| 10 years | +2.7% | +2.5% | +5.2%+65.4% | -31.1%Nov 2025 |
| 20 years | +5.5% | +2.5% | +8.0%+365.3% | -32.4%Oct 2008 |
| 30 years | +7.3% | +2.2% | +9.5%+1439.3% | -34.2%Mar 2000 |
| Since inception (1977) | +8.3% | +1.5% | +9.8%+10671.3% | -58.9%Mar 1980 |
Growth of CL#
Actual level with dividends reinvested (solid); dashed lines are each window's constant-rate path from start to today.
- 5 years+6.5%/year · +36.8%
- 10 years+5.2%/year · +65.4%
- 20 years+8.0%/year · +365.3%
- 30 years+9.5%/year · +1439.3%
- Since inception (1977)+9.8%/year · +10671.3%
Methodology#
Trailing returns measure from the closest close about N years before the latest close (2026-10-27). Cumulative return is the total change over the window; annualized return is the compound annual growth rate (CAGR), shown for windows of a year or more. Price return is the change in CL's closing price; total return reinvests dividends (from its split- and dividend-adjusted closes); the dividends column is the difference between the two. The worst drop is the largest fall in the closing price from a high to a later low inside the window, the way a drawdown is usually quoted. See the year-by-year returns for the calendar breakdown. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's 10-year return?
- Over the last 10 years, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) returned about +5.2% a year annualized (+65.4% cumulative total return).
- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's 20-year annualized return?
- Over the last 20 years, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) compounded at about +8.0% a year (+365.3% cumulative).
- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's 30-year annualized return?
- Over the last 30 years, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) compounded at about +9.5% a year (+1439.3% cumulative).
- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's return since inception?
- Since 1977, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has compounded at about +9.8% a year — +10671.3% in total.