Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $16,913 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $38,269 reinvested (7.4% a year), or $32,031 taking the dividends as cash, $7,585 of it paid out along the way.
CL became
$38,269
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,850
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Worst drop
-25.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +23.5% | $853 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −11.0% | $792 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.6% | $767 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +3.8% | $732 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −5.4% | $670 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.1% | $635 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +27.2% | $608 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +18.6% | $589 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −19.2% | $527 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +17.9% | $498 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.4% | $499 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −1.6% | $466 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.4% | $423 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +27.6% | $403 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +15.9% | $354 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +18.1% | $318 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +0.4% | $279 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +22.9% | $231 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −10.1% | $205 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,269 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CL turned $10,000 into $16,913 with dividends reinvested, 5.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CL returned 7.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,031, including $7,585 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,238.
- CL's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (27.6%) and its worst 2018 (-19.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CL/total-return
CL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $16,913 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $13,353 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CL's total return since Dec 2007?
283% in total, or 7.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 144%.
How much of CL's return came from dividends?
About 34% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,238 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CL's worst year?
2018, at -19.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -25.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.