All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CL total return snapshot: CL returned +11.51% over the past year and +16.93% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 1973, CL is up +21,207.82% in nominal total return, or +10.58%/yr, and is currently −12.56% below its total-return high on Sep. 4, 2024.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL × |
+21,207.82%
+10.58%/yr |
+13.44%/yr
R2=0.955 |
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| Colgate-Palmolive Company NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CL × |
$10,000.00
1973-05-02 |
$2,130,781.87
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CL × | +16.93% | +11.51% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CL × |
−12.56%
on 2026-08-28 from 2024-09-04 peak |
−59.81%
on 1980-03-24 from 1975-06-03 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL × | +11.51% |
−10.10% −5.18%/yr |
+32.21% +9.75%/yr |
+32.02% +5.71%/yr |
+54.30% +4.43%/yr |
| Year | CL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +16.93% |
| 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 | +15.93% |
| 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 | +0.43% |
| 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 | +35.98% |
| 1990 | +19.50% |
| 1989 | +39.15% |
| 1988 | +24.03% |
| 1987 | −0.82% |
| 1986 | +29.56% |
| 1985 | +38.25% |
| 1984 | +22.18% |
| 1983 | +15.81% |
| 1982 | +25.05% |
| 1981 | +23.06% |
| 1980 | +9.84% |
| 1979 | −7.89% |
| 1978 | −19.22% |
| 1977 | −18.28% |
| 1976 | −1.46% |
| 1975 | +22.16% |
| 1974 | −0.63% |
| 1973 | −21.62% |
