Colgate Free Cash Flow from 2010 to 2024

CL Stock  USD 96.76  0.18  0.19%   
Colgate Palmolive Free Cash Flow yearly trend continues to be quite stable with very little volatility. The value of Free Cash Flow is projected to decrease to about 1.8 B. Free Cash Flow is the amount of cash Colgate Palmolive generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. View All Fundamentals
 
Free Cash Flow  
First Reported
1989-12-31
Previous Quarter
873 M
Current Value
B
Quarterly Volatility
276.5 M
 
Oil Shock
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Check Colgate Palmolive financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among Colgate Palmolive's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 365.8 M, Interest Expense of 301.4 M or Selling General Administrative of 4.2 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 2.05, Dividend Yield of 0.0176 or PTB Ratio of 114. Colgate financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with Colgate Palmolive Valuation or Volatility modules.
  
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Latest Colgate Palmolive's Free Cash Flow Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Free Cash Flow of Colgate Palmolive over the last few years. It is the amount of cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. Colgate Palmolive's Free Cash Flow historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in Colgate Palmolive's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.
Free Cash Flow10 Years Trend
Slightly volatile
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Colgate Free Cash Flow Regression Statistics

Arithmetic Mean2,377,773,486
Geometric Mean2,069,785,567
Coefficient Of Variation30.78
Mean Deviation466,968,686
Median2,541,000,000
Standard Deviation731,765,360
Sample Variance535480.5T
Range3.2B
R-Value0.35
Mean Square Error506747.1T
R-Squared0.12
Significance0.20
Slope56,977,914
Total Sum of Squares7496727.6T

Colgate Free Cash Flow History

20241.8 B
2023B
20221.9 B
20212.8 B
20203.3 B
20192.8 B
20182.6 B

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Colgate Palmolive Free Cash Flow component correlations

About Colgate Palmolive Financial Statements

Colgate Palmolive investors utilize fundamental indicators, such as Free Cash Flow, to predict how Colgate Stock might perform in the future. Analyzing these trends over time helps investors make informed market timing decisions. For further insights, please visit our fundamental analysis page.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Free Cash FlowB1.8 B
Free Cash Flow Yield 0.05  0.03 
Free Cash Flow Per Share 3.67  3.86 
EV To Free Cash Flow 24.36  31.64 
Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio 21.69  28.27 
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.81  0.56 

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Is Household Products space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Colgate Palmolive. If investors know Colgate will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Colgate Palmolive listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.049
Dividend Share
1.96
Earnings Share
3.48
Revenue Per Share
24.493
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.024
The market value of Colgate Palmolive is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Colgate that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Colgate Palmolive's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Colgate Palmolive's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Colgate Palmolive's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Colgate Palmolive's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Colgate Palmolive's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Colgate Palmolive is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Colgate Palmolive's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.