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

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 4.0× 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/Sales of 3.9x is lower than 68% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/Sales 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/Sales	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	3.4×	0%
Dec 30, 2024	4.0×	26%
Dec 25, 2023	3.9×	12%
Dec 26, 2022	4.1×	31%
Dec 27, 2021	4.6×	70%
Dec 28, 2020	5.0×	99%
Dec 30, 2019	4.2×	36%
Dec 31, 2018	3.7×	1%
Dec 25, 2017	4.7×	86%
Dec 26, 2016	4.2×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/Sales	5-year rank
CHDChurch & Dwight	4.3×	51%
KMBKimberly-Clark	2.5×	11%
BF-BBrown–Forman	3.8×	13%
BGBunge Global	0.4×	65%

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What is CL's current EV/Sales?: CL's EV/Sales of 3.9x is lower than 68% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CL's five-year median EV/Sales?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 4.0× 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.