What is CL's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 31.5× 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

Above its usual range

As of Oct 22, 2026

CL's P/E of 36.9x is higher than 83% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E 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	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	21.8×	1%
Dec 30, 2024	25.8×	24%
Dec 25, 2023	41.5×	98%
Dec 26, 2022	34.4×	98%
Dec 27, 2021	27.3×	75%
Dec 28, 2020	27.3×	64%
Dec 30, 2019	25.2×	10%
Dec 31, 2018	24.6×	1%
Dec 25, 2017	29.1×	60%
Dec 26, 2016	42.8×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
CHDChurch & Dwight	33.7×	53%
KMBKimberly-Clark	18.1×	35%
BF-BBrown–Forman	18.2×	34%
BGBunge Global	23.8×	82%

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What is CL's current P/E?: CL's P/E of 36.9x is higher than 83% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CL's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 31.5× 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.