COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 801 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.08 USD per share.
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 801 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.08 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 11.3 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 59.8 %. The dividend per share was 2.08 USD, down 16.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.82 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 501M | 494M | 990M | 960M | 936M | 920M | 907M | 893M | 883M | 875M | 863M | 855M | 850M | 840M | 830M | 821M | 813M | 801M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 496M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 50.07 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -7.62M | -7.25M | 0.00M | -29.7M | -24.3M | -15.8M | -13.2M | -14.0M | -9.63M | -8.41M | -11.8M | -8.21M | -4.81M | -9.41M | -10.3M | -8.80M | -8.84M | -11.3M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -1.52 % | -1.47 % | 0.00 % | -3.09 % | -2.60 % | -1.72 % | -1.46 % | -1.57 % | -1.09 % | -0.96 % | -1.37 % | -0.96 % | -0.57 % | -1.12 % | -1.24 % | -1.07 % | -1.09 % | -1.41 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -7.62M | -7.25M | 496M | -29.7M | -24.3M | -15.8M | -13.2M | -14.0M | -9.63M | -8.41M | -11.8M | -8.21M | -4.81M | -9.41M | -10.3M | -8.80M | -8.84M | -11.3M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -1.52 % | -1.47 % | 50.07 % | -3.09 % | -2.60 % | -1.72 % | -1.46 % | -1.57 % | -1.09 % | -0.96 % | -1.37 % | -0.96 % | -0.57 % | -1.12 % | -1.24 % | -1.07 % | -1.09 % | -1.41 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.78 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 2.48 | 2.08 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 42.82 % | 51.84 % | 49.49 % | 51.66 % | 61.67 % | 66.33 % | 107.88 % | 61.78 % | 75.54 % | 66.29 % | 68.19 % | 61.37 % | 77.52 % | 94.73 % | 76.04 % | 61.92 % | 85.51 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | 0.98B | 1.14B | 1.20B | 1.28B | 1.38B | 1.45B | 1.49B | 1.51B | 1.53B | 1.59B | 1.61B | 1.65B | 1.68B | 1.69B | 1.75B | 1.79B | 1.82B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.29 % | 2.07 % | 2.51 % | 2.45 % | 2.35 % | 2.03 % | 2.00 % | 2.24 % | 2.36 % | 2.12 % | 2.78 % | 2.47 % | 2.05 % | 2.12 % | 2.36 % | 2.41 % | 2.70 % | 2.61 % |
Figures in USD
