Company data
Colgate-Palmolive Company employees and revenue per employee
CL · Household & Personal Products · $67.4B market cap
Colgate-Palmolive Company had 33,600 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $20.4B, up 1.4% from a year earlier, or $607K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
33,600
-1.2% YoY
Revenue
$20.4B
+1.4% YoY
Revenue / employee
$607K
Peer median $647K
Rank in industry
5 of 8
Household & Personal Products
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 33,600 | $20.4B | $607K | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 34,000 | $20.1B | $591K | +0.0% | +3.3% |
| Dec 2023 | 34,000 | $19.5B | $572K | +0.6% | +8.3% |
| Dec 2022 | 33,800 | $18.0B | $532K | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| Dec 2021 | 33,800 | $17.4B | $515K | -1.2% | +5.8% |
| Dec 2020 | 34,200 | $16.5B | $482K | -0.3% | +5.0% |
| Dec 2019 | 34,300 | $15.7B | $458K | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| Dec 2018 | 34,500 | $15.5B | $451K | -3.9% | +0.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 35,900 | $15.5B | $430K | -2.2% | +1.7% |
| Dec 2016 | 36,700 | $15.2B | $414K | — | — |
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Colgate-Palmolive Company against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Household & Personal Products.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 5,550 | $6.20B | $1.12M | Leaner |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Company | 104,000 | $87.0B | $837K | Leaner |
| CLX The Clorox Company | 9,200 | $6.72B | $730K | Hiring into decline |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 22,000 | $15.1B | $687K | Contracting |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 33,600 | $20.4B | $607K | Leaner |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 36,000 | $17.2B | $478K | Contracting |
| NWL Newell Brands Inc. | 21,900 | $7.20B | $329K | Contracting |
| EL The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | 55,000 | $15.0B | $274K | Leaner |
Questions about Colgate-Palmolive Company
- How many employees does Colgate-Palmolive Company have?
- Colgate-Palmolive Company reported 33,600 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is down 1.2% from a year earlier.
- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's revenue per employee?
- Colgate-Palmolive Company brought in $20.4B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $607K per employee. That ranks 5 of 8 companies we track in Household & Personal Products, where the median is $647K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Colgate-Palmolive Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CL.