What is CL's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

CL's EV/EBITDA of 21.6x is higher than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CL year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	14.1×	1%
Dec 30, 2024	16.6×	14%
Dec 25, 2023	20.1×	87%
Dec 26, 2022	20.3×	98%
Dec 27, 2021	17.6×	90%
Dec 28, 2020	18.3×	87%
Dec 30, 2019	16.2×	54%
Dec 31, 2018	13.5×	1%
Dec 25, 2017	16.8×	60%
Dec 26, 2016	20.1×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
CHDChurch & Dwight	20.2×	39%
KMBKimberly-Clark	12.7×	14%
BF-BBrown–Forman	13.6×	29%
BGBunge Global	13.5×	81%

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What is CL's current EV/EBITDA?: CL's EV/EBITDA of 21.6x is higher than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CL's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.