Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Dividend History
CL next dividend
$0.53per share
Ex-dividend dateOct 20Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateNov 13Friday, 2026
Ex-dividend in 2 days. Shareholders who own CL before the ex-dividend date receive this payment.
- 25 yearsof dividend increases
- 1973paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- +3.3%5-year growth a year
- 2.25%forward yield
CL dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $212
- Each payment
- $53
- Value of the shares
- $9,411
- Dividend yield
- 2.25%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $2.12 per share, before tax.
CL dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
CL dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)55.2%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)50.2%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+3.3%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases25
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
CL yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $79.12 | 2.68% | $1.58 | 2.0% |
| 3 years ago | $73.07 | 2.90% | $6.10 | 8.3% |
| 5 years ago | $75.28 | 2.82% | $9.84 | 13.1% |
| 10 years ago | $71.93 | 2.95% | $18.28 | 25.4% |
| 20 years ago | $30.21 | 7.02% | $29.56 | 97.8% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
CL dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
CL dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.06 | +4.0% | 2.61% | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.98 | +3.7% | 2.18% | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.91 | +2.7% | 2.40% | 4 |
| 2022 | $1.86 | +3.9% | 2.36% | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.79 | +2.3% | 2.10% | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.75 | +2.3% | 2.05% | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.71 | +3.0% | 2.48% | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.66 | +4.4% | 2.79% | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.59 | +2.6% | 2.11% | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.55 | +3.3% | 2.37% | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.50 | +5.6% | 2.25% | 4 |
| 2014 | $1.42 | +6.8% | 2.05% | 4 |
| 2013 | $1.33 | +9.0% | 2.04% | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.22 | +7.5% | 2.33% | 4 |
| 2011 | $1.14 | +11.8% | 2.46% | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.01 | +18.0% | 2.53% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.86 | +10.3% | 2.09% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.78 | +11.4% | 2.28% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.70 | +12.0% | 1.80% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.62 | — | 1.92% | 4 |
CL dividend history
215 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 2026-11-13 | $0.53 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-08-14 | $0.53 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-15 | $0.53 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 2026-01-21 | 2026-02-13 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-10-17 | 2025-11-14 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-07-18 | 2025-08-15 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-04-17 | 2025-05-15 | $0.52 | +4.0% | Quarterly |
| 2025-01-21 | 2025-02-14 | $0.5 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-10-18 | 2024-11-15 | $0.5 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-07-19 | 2024-08-15 | $0.5 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-04-19 | 2024-05-15 | $0.5 | +4.2% | Quarterly |
| 2024-01-19 | 2024-02-15 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-10-20 | 2023-11-15 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-15 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-04-20 | 2023-05-15 | $0.48 | +2.1% | Quarterly |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023-02-14 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
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| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-20 | 2022-11-15 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-07-20 | 2022-08-15 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-04-20 | 2022-05-13 | $0.47 | +4.4% | Quarterly |
| 2022-01-21 | 2022-02-15 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-11-15 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-07-20 | 2021-08-16 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-04-20 | 2021-05-14 | $0.45 | +2.3% | Quarterly |
| 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-16 | $0.44 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-11-16 | $0.44 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-07-17 | 2020-08-14 | $0.44 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-05-15 | $0.44 | +2.3% | Quarterly |
| 2020-01-22 | 2020-02-14 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-10-22 | 2019-11-15 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-07-17 | 2019-08-15 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-05-15 | $0.43 | +2.4% | Quarterly |
| 2019-01-22 | 2019-02-15 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-10-18 | 2018-11-15 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-07-17 | 2018-08-15 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-05-15 | $0.42 | +5.0% | Quarterly |
| 2018-01-22 | 2018-02-15 | $0.4 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017-11-15 | $0.4 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-15 | $0.4 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-04-19 | 2017-05-15 | $0.4 | +2.6% | Quarterly |
| 2017-01-19 | 2017-02-15 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-10-20 | 2016-11-15 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-07-20 | 2016-08-15 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-04-20 | 2016-05-16 | $0.39 | +2.6% | Quarterly |
| 2016-01-21 | 2016-02-16 | $0.38 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-10-21 | 2015-11-16 | $0.38 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-07-21 | 2015-08-14 | $0.38 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-04-21 | 2015-05-15 | $0.38 | +5.6% | Quarterly |
| 2015-01-21 | 2015-02-16 | $0.36 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-10-15 | 2014-11-14 | $0.36 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-07-16 | 2014-08-15 | $0.36 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-04-17 | 2014-05-15 | $0.36 | +5.9% | Quarterly |
| 2014-01-22 | 2014-02-14 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-10-18 | 2013-11-15 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-07-19 | 2013-08-15 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-04-19 | 2013-05-15 | $0.34 | +9.7% | Quarterly |
| 2013-01-22 | 2013-02-15 | $0.31 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-10-19 | 2012-11-15 | $0.31 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-07-20 | 2012-08-15 | $0.31 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-04-20 | 2012-05-15 | $0.31 | +6.9% | Quarterly |
| 2012-01-20 | 2012-02-15 | $0.29 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-10-21 | 2011-11-15 | $0.29 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-07-22 | 2011-08-15 | $0.29 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-04-21 | 2011-05-16 | $0.29 | +9.4% | Quarterly |
| 2011-01-21 | 2011-02-15 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-10-21 | 2010-11-15 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-07-22 | 2010-08-13 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-04-22 | 2010-05-14 | $0.265 | +20.5% | Quarterly |
| 2010-01-21 | 2010-02-16 | $0.22 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-10-22 | 2009-11-13 | $0.22 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-07-22 | 2009-08-14 | $0.22 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-04-22 | 2009-05-15 | $0.22 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 2009-01-22 | 2009-02-13 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-10-22 | 2008-11-14 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-07-22 | 2008-08-15 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-04-22 | 2008-05-15 | $0.2 | +11.1% | Quarterly |
| 2008-01-23 | 2008-02-15 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-10-24 | 2007-11-15 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-07-19 | 2007-08-15 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-04-20 | 2007-05-15 | $0.18 | +12.5% | Quarterly |
| 2007-01-24 | 2007-02-15 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-10-20 | 2006-11-15 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-07-24 | 2006-08-15 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-04-20 | 2006-05-15 | $0.16 | +10.3% | Quarterly |
| 2006-01-24 | 2006-02-15 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-10-24 | 2005-11-15 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-07-22 | 2005-08-15 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-04-22 | 2005-05-13 | $0.145 | +20.8% | Quarterly |
| 2005-01-24 | 2005-02-15 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-10-21 | 2004-11-15 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-16 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-04-22 | 2004-05-14 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-01-22 | 2004-02-13 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-10-22 | 2003-11-14 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-07-23 | 2003-08-15 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-04-23 | 2003-05-15 | $0.12 | +33.3% | Quarterly |
| 2003-01-30 | 2003-02-14 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-10-23 | 2002-11-15 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-07-24 | 2002-08-15 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-04-24 | 2002-05-15 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-01-23 | 2002-02-15 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-10-24 | 2001-11-15 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-07-24 | 2001-08-15 | $0.09 | +13.9% | Quarterly |
| 2001-04-24 | 2001-05-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-01-24 | 2001-02-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-10-24 | 2000-11-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-07-24 | 2000-08-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-04-24 | 2000-05-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-01-24 | 2000-02-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-10-22 | 1999-11-15 | $0.079 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-07-22 | 1999-08-16 | $0.079 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 1999-07-06 | — | $0.0788 | +14.5% | |
| 1999-04-22 | 1999-05-17 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-01-22 | 1999-02-16 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-10-23 | 1998-11-16 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-07-23 | 1998-08-17 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-04-23 | 1998-05-15 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-01-23 | 1998-02-17 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-10-23 | 1997-11-17 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-07-23 | 1997-08-15 | $0.0688 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-04-23 | 1997-05-15 | $0.0688 | +17.0% | Quarterly |
| 1997-01-23 | 1997-02-17 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-10-23 | 1996-11-15 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-07-23 | 1996-08-15 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-04-23 | 1996-05-15 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-01-23 | 1996-02-15 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-10-23 | 1995-11-15 | $0.0587 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-07-21 | 1995-08-15 | $0.0587 | +14.6% | Quarterly |
| 1995-04-19 | 1995-05-15 | $0.0512 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-01-19 | 1995-02-15 | $0.0512 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-10-19 | 1994-11-15 | $0.0512 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-07-19 | 1994-08-15 | $0.0512 | +13.9% | Quarterly |
| 1994-04-19 | 1994-05-16 | $0.045 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-01-19 | 1994-02-15 | $0.045 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-10-19 | 1993-11-15 | $0.045 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-07-20 | 1993-08-16 | $0.045 | +16.1% | Quarterly |
| 1993-04-20 | 1993-05-17 | $0.0387 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-01-19 | 1993-02-16 | $0.0387 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-10-20 | 1992-11-16 | $0.0387 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-17 | $0.0387 | +17.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-04-21 | 1992-05-15 | $0.0331 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-01-21 | 1992-02-17 | $0.0331 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-10-21 | 1991-11-15 | $0.0331 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-07-19 | 1991-08-15 | $0.0331 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-04-19 | 1991-05-15 | $0.0331 | +17.8% | Quarterly |
| 1991-01-18 | 1991-02-15 | $0.0281 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-10-19 | 1990-11-15 | $0.0281 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-07-19 | 1990-08-15 | $0.0281 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-04-19 | 1990-05-15 | $0.0281 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-01-19 | 1990-02-15 | $0.0281 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-10-19 | 1989-11-15 | $0.0281 | +21.6% | Quarterly |
| 1989-07-19 | 1989-08-15 | $0.0231 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-04-19 | 1989-05-15 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1989-01-19 | — | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1988-10-18 | 1988-11-15 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1988-07-19 | 1988-08-15 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1988-04-19 | 1988-05-15 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1988-01-19 | 1988-02-15 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1987-10-20 | 1987-11-15 | $0.0231 | +8.8% | |
| 1987-07-20 | 1987-08-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1987-04-20 | 1987-05-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1987-01-20 | 1987-02-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1986-10-20 | 1986-11-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1986-07-21 | 1986-08-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1986-04-21 | 1986-05-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1986-01-17 | 1986-02-15 | $0.0213 | — | |
| 1985-10-21 | 1985-11-15 | $0.0213 | +6.2% | |
| 1985-07-19 | 1985-08-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1985-04-19 | 1985-05-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1985-01-18 | 1985-02-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1984-10-19 | 1984-11-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1984-07-19 | 1984-08-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1984-04-18 | 1984-05-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1984-01-19 | 1984-02-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1983-10-19 | 1983-11-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1983-07-19 | 1983-08-15 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1983-04-19 | — | $0.02 | +6.7% | |
| 1983-01-19 | — | $0.0187 | — | |
| 1982-10-19 | — | $0.0187 | — | |
| 1982-07-20 | — | $0.0187 | — | |
| 1982-04-20 | — | $0.0187 | — | |
| 1982-01-19 | — | $0.0187 | — | |
| 1981-10-20 | — | $0.0187 | +7.1% | |
| 1981-07-20 | — | $0.0175 | — | |
| 1981-04-20 | — | $0.0175 | — | |
| 1981-01-20 | — | $0.0175 | — | |
| 1980-10-21 | — | $0.0175 | +3.7% | |
| 1980-07-21 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1980-04-21 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1980-01-21 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1979-10-19 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1979-07-19 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1979-04-19 | — | $0.0169 | — | |
| 1979-01-19 | — | $0.0169 | +8.0% | |
| 1978-10-19 | — | $0.0156 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 | — | $0.0156 | — | |
| 1978-04-19 | — | $0.0156 | — | |
| 1978-01-19 | — | $0.0156 | — | |
| 1977-10-19 | — | $0.0156 | — | |
| 1977-07-19 | — | $0.0156 | +13.7% | |
| 1977-04-19 | — | $0.0138 | — | |
| 1977-01-19 | — | $0.0138 | — | |
| 1976-10-19 | — | $0.0138 | — | |
| 1976-07-20 | — | $0.0138 | +15.7% | |
| 1976-04-20 | — | $0.0119 | — | |
| 1976-01-19 | — | $0.0119 | — | |
| 1975-10-20 | — | $0.0119 | +11.8% | |
| 1975-07-21 | — | $0.0106 | — | |
| 1975-04-21 | — | $0.0106 | — | |
| 1975-01-20 | — | $0.0106 | — | |
| 1974-10-21 | — | $0.0106 | +14.9% | |
| 1974-07-19 | — | $0.0092 | — | |
| 1974-04-19 | — | $0.0092 | +9.6% | |
| 1974-01-21 | — | $0.0084 | — | |
| 1973-10-18 | — | $0.0084 | — | |
| 1973-07-19 | — | $0.0084 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
CL stock split history
- 2:1May 16, 2013
- 2:1July 1, 1999
- 2:1May 16, 1997
- 2:1May 16, 1991
- 3:1May 30, 1973
CL dividend overview
Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share, a yield of 2.25% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $2.06 per share in 2025, up 4.0% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 3.3% a year on average and over ten years 3.2% a year. The payout ratio is 55.2% of trailing earnings.
Related: CL cash flow statement, CL key metrics, CL chart. See the CL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CL dividends FAQ
Does Colgate-Palmolive pay a dividend?
Yes. Colgate-Palmolive has paid a regular dividend since 1973, quarterly, most recently $0.53 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2026.
What is Colgate-Palmolive's dividend yield?
Colgate-Palmolive's forward annual dividend is $2.12 per share, a dividend yield of 2.25% at the latest close of $94.11.
When is Colgate-Palmolive's next dividend?
Colgate-Palmolive's next dividend of $0.53 per share goes ex-dividend on October 20, 2026 and is paid on November 13, 2026. Shareholders who own the stock before the ex-dividend date receive it.
How often does Colgate-Palmolive pay dividends?
Colgate-Palmolive pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is Colgate-Palmolive's dividend growing?
Colgate-Palmolive's dividend per share grew from $1.75 in 2020 to $2.06 in 2025, 3.3% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 25 years in a row.
What is Colgate-Palmolive's dividend payout ratio?
Colgate-Palmolive pays out 55.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 50.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has Colgate-Palmolive split its stock?
Colgate-Palmolive has split its stock 5 times: 2:1 on May 16, 2013, 2:1 on July 1, 1999, 2:1 on May 16, 1997, 2:1 on May 16, 1991, 3:1 on May 30, 1973. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.