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 +21.30% over the past year and +19.55% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 1973, CL is up +21,684.46% in nominal total return, or +10.60%/yr, and is currently −10.61% below its total-return high on Sep. 4, 2024.

Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CL × 		+21,684.46%
+10.60%/yr 		+13.41%/yr
R2=0.955
Colgate-Palmolive Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
CL × 		$10,000.00
1973-05-02 		$2,178,445.64
2026-10-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-14

  YTD YoY
CL × 		+19.55% +21.30%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CL × 		−10.61%
on 2026-10-14
from 2024-09-04 peak 		−59.81%
on 1980-03-24
from 1975-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CL × 		+21.30% −3.47%
−1.75%/yr 		+40.29%
+11.95%/yr 		+36.46%
+6.41%/yr 		+62.47%
+4.97%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CL
2026 (YTD) +19.55%
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%