All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CL: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CL total return snapshot: CL returned +21.71% over the past year and +18.82% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 1973, CL is up +21,550.53% in nominal total return, or +10.58%/yr, and is currently −11.15% below its total-return high on Sep. 4, 2024.

Data ending Wed Oct. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CL × 		+21,550.53%
+10.58%/yr 		+13.41%/yr
R2=0.955
Colgate-Palmolive Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
CL × 		$10,000.00
1973-05-02 		$2,165,053.13
2026-10-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-28

  YTD YoY
CL × 		+18.82% +21.71%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CL × 		−11.15%
on 2026-10-28
from 2024-09-04 peak 		−59.80%
on 1980-03-24
from 1975-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CL × 		+21.71% +0.44%
+0.22%/yr 		+36.90%
+11.04%/yr 		+34.32%
+6.08%/yr 		+63.17%
+5.02%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CL
2026 (YTD) +18.82%
2025 −10.98%
2024 +16.57%
2023 +3.78%
2022 −5.44%
2021 +2.08%
2020 +27.17%
2019 +18.60%
2018 −19.19%
2017 +17.88%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −1.56%
2014 +8.40%
2013 +27.61%
2012 +15.94%
2011 +18.08%
2010 +0.32%
2009 +22.91%
2008 −10.11%
2007 +21.97%
2006 +21.53%
2005 +9.56%
2004 +4.14%
2003 −2.98%
2002 −7.98%
2001 −9.45%
2000 +0.44%
1999 +42.15%
1998 +28.03%
1997 +62.15%
1996 +34.46%
1995 +13.85%
1994 +4.37%
1993 +14.60%
1992 +16.65%
1991 +35.99%
1990 +19.49%
1989 +39.16%
1988 +24.02%
1987 −0.82%
1986 +29.55%
1985 +38.26%
1984 +22.18%
1983 +15.83%
1982 +25.04%
1981 +23.04%
1980 +9.86%
1979 −7.86%
1978 −19.24%
1977 −18.29%
1976 −1.44%
1975 +22.13%
1974 −0.63%
1973 −21.63%