Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 213 recorded CL dividend payments, running from July 19, 1973 to July 20, 2026 — 54 calendar years. Together those payments total $35.71 per share. CL has most often paid quarterly.
CL has increased its payment rate for 21 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the CL payment rate compounded at +3.4% a year, and +3.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 54 years of recorded history, CL's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
CL dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.06 | 4 | $0.520 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | $1.98 | 4 | $0.500 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $1.91 | 4 | $0.480 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | $1.86 | 4 | $0.470 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $1.79 | 4 | $0.450 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | $1.75 | 4 | $0.440 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $1.71 | 4 | $0.430 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | $1.66 | 4 | $0.420 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | $1.59 | 4 | $0.400 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | $1.55 | 4 | $0.390 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | $1.50 | 4 | $0.380 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.360 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | $1.33 | 4 | $0.340 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | $1.22 | 4 | $0.310 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | $1.14 | 4 | $0.290 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.265 | +20.5% |
| 2009 | $0.860 | 4 | $0.220 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | $0.780 | 4 | $0.200 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.180 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | $0.625 | 4 | $0.160 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | $0.555 | 4 | $0.145 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | $0.450 | 4 | $0.120 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | $0.360 | 4 | $0.0900 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | $0.338 | 4 | $0.0845 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | $0.316 | 4 | $0.0790 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | $0.296 | 4 | $0.0739 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | $0.275 | 4 | $0.0688 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.265 | 4 | $0.0688 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | $0.235 | 4 | $0.0587 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | $0.220 | 4 | $0.0550 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | $0.192 | 4 | $0.0481 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | $0.167 | 4 | $0.0419 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | $0.144 | 4 | $0.0359 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | $0.128 | 4 | $0.0331 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | $0.113 | 4 | $0.0281 | +21.6% |
| 1989 | $0.0975 | 4 | $0.0231 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0925 | 4 | $0.0231 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | $0.0869 | 4 | $0.0213 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0850 | 4 | $0.0213 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | $0.0813 | 4 | $0.0200 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | $0.0800 | 4 | $0.0200 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0788 | 4 | $0.0200 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | $0.0750 | 4 | $0.0187 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | $0.0713 | 4 | $0.0175 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | $0.0681 | 4 | $0.0169 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | $0.0675 | 4 | $0.0169 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | $0.0625 | 4 | $0.0156 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | $0.0587 | 4 | $0.0147 | +14.6% |
| 1976 | $0.0512 | 4 | $0.0128 | +20.6% |
| 1975 | $0.0437 | 4 | $0.0106 | +14.9% |
| 1974 | $0.0376 | 4 | $0.0092 | — |
| 1973 | $0.0169 | 2 (timing) | $0.0084 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CL dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | $0.530 |
| April 20, 2026 | $0.530 |
| January 21, 2026 | $0.520 |
| October 17, 2025 | $0.520 |
| July 18, 2025 | $0.520 |
| April 17, 2025 | $0.520 |
| January 21, 2025 | $0.500 |
| October 18, 2024 | $0.500 |
| July 19, 2024 | $0.500 |
| April 19, 2024 | $0.500 |
| January 19, 2024 | $0.480 |
| October 20, 2023 | $0.480 |
| July 20, 2023 | $0.480 |
| April 20, 2023 | $0.480 |
| January 20, 2023 | $0.470 |
| October 20, 2022 | $0.470 |
| July 20, 2022 | $0.470 |
| April 20, 2022 | $0.470 |
| January 21, 2022 | $0.450 |
| October 20, 2021 | $0.450 |
| July 20, 2021 | $0.450 |
| April 20, 2021 | $0.450 |
| January 22, 2021 | $0.440 |
| October 22, 2020 | $0.440 |
| July 17, 2020 | $0.440 |
| April 17, 2020 | $0.440 |
| January 22, 2020 | $0.430 |
| October 22, 2019 | $0.430 |
| July 17, 2019 | $0.430 |
| April 17, 2019 | $0.430 |
| January 22, 2019 | $0.420 |
| October 18, 2018 | $0.420 |
| July 17, 2018 | $0.420 |
| April 19, 2018 | $0.420 |
| January 22, 2018 | $0.400 |
| October 20, 2017 | $0.400 |
| July 14, 2017 | $0.400 |
| April 19, 2017 | $0.400 |
| January 19, 2017 | $0.390 |
| October 20, 2016 | $0.390 |
| July 20, 2016 | $0.390 |
| April 20, 2016 | $0.390 |
| January 21, 2016 | $0.380 |
| October 21, 2015 | $0.380 |
| July 21, 2015 | $0.380 |
| April 21, 2015 | $0.380 |
| January 21, 2015 | $0.360 |
| October 15, 2014 | $0.360 |
| July 16, 2014 | $0.360 |
| April 17, 2014 | $0.360 |
| January 22, 2014 | $0.340 |
| October 18, 2013 | $0.340 |
| July 19, 2013 | $0.340 |
| April 19, 2013 | $0.340 |
| January 22, 2013 | $0.310 |
| October 19, 2012 | $0.310 |
| July 20, 2012 | $0.310 |
| April 20, 2012 | $0.310 |
| January 20, 2012 | $0.290 |
| October 21, 2011 | $0.290 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 213 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CL dividend history questions
How many dividends has CL paid?
DivTrkr has 213 recorded CL dividend payments between July 19, 1973 and July 20, 2026, totalling $35.71 per share across 54 calendar years.
Has CL ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 54 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the CL dividend growing?
The CL payment rate compounded at +3.4% a year over the last five complete years and +3.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does CL pay a dividend?
CL has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.