CL Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) dey pay quarterly dividend. From im last declaration, CL pay $0.53 per share, wey be annual rate of $2.12, and e give dividend yield of about 2.28% at recent price of $93.06. Im last ex-dividend date na Jul 20, 2026, and the next one na Jul 20, 2026. This page dey track CL dividend, dem dey refresh am every week from the exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'CL' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'CL' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

CL dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. The dividend yield wey dey above na the annual rate divided by the recent price; e dey move opposite to the share price, so yield figure no mean anything if you no put the date wey dem take measure am beside am. The per-share amounts wey dey here na the cash dividends dem declare, no be any special or one-time distributions.

CL dividend history

The last regular dividends wey CL don pay, newest first:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'CL' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The way the payments dey show na the schedule: a quarterly payer go send check on top that cadence, and the per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) as time dey go.

CL dividend growth by year

If you add all the regular dividends inside each calendar year, e go turn the individual payments into growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'CL' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, CL pay $1.71 per share across the year; by 2025 the annual total don reach $2.06. If line dey rise, e mean say the company dey lift im payout year after year; if line flat, dividend hold; if e fall, na cut. The year-by-year record na the single most useful thing to check before you treat any stock as income holding, and na the part of dividend wey one yield number for screener dey hide.

Is CL a good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and both of dem dey on this page: the yield (2.28%) and the direction of the annual payout wey dey above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average when paired with payout wey dey rise steady na the profile of dividend-growth name, where the appeal na small check today wey go compound. High yield beside flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need close look whether earnings dey cover the payment. CL record wey dey above dey show which of the two e resemble. Wetin dividend history no fit show on im own na safety: that one dey rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be on the run of past payments, so if payout ratio don stretch, cut fit come before the history don record am.

When is CL's ex-dividend date?

The ex-dividend date na the cutoff: buy CL before am and the dividend wey dey come na yours, buy on am and the dividend go go the seller. On the ex-date the stock go open lower by roughly the dividend amount, since the cash dey comot from the company. CL last ex-dividend date na Jul 20, 2026. The record date follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and the pay date go come few weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey on the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Does Colgate-Palmolive pay a dividend?

Yes. CL dey pay quarterly dividend, most recently $0.53 per share, wey annualize to about $2.12 a share.

What is CL's dividend yield?

CL dividend yield na about 2.28%, dem calculate am as the $2.12 annual dividend divided by recent price of $93.06. Yield dey rise as price dey fall and vice versa, so e na snapshot, no be fixed number.

When is CL's next ex-dividend date?

CL last ex-dividend date na Jul 20, 2026, and the next na Jul 20, 2026. As a quarterly payer, CL dey set new ex-date on top that cadence; date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much is CL's dividend?

The last regular dividend na $0.53 per share. At a quarterly cadence, e go annualize to about $2.12 per share.

Every figure wey dey above na stored, inspectable query, dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.