CL vs KVUE
Colgate Palmolive Co. and Kenvue Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CL | KVUE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.4B | $15.1B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $1.5B |
| Gross margin | 60.1% | 58.1% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 9.7% |
| Return on equity | · | 14.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.63 | $0.76 |
| Dividend / share | $2.08 | $0.82 |
| Payout ratio | · | 107.6% |
| Free cash flow | $3.6B | $1.7B |
| Equity | $54.0M | $10.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 124.04× | 0.70× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 0.96× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.4% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −4.6% | · |
CL bills 1.3× the revenue of KVUE, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.1% against 9.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CL | KVUE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.4B | $15.1B |
| FY2024 | $20.1B | $15.5B |
| FY2023 | $19.5B | $15.4B |
| FY2022 | $18.0B | $14.9B |
| FY2021 | $17.4B | $15.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CL | KVUE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.1B | $1.5B |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $2.3B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $2.1B |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,258,000,000 | CL |
| FY2024 | +$4,646,000,000 | CL |
| FY2023 | +$4,013,000,000 | CL |
| FY2022 | +$3,017,000,000 | CL |
| FY2021 | +$2,367,000,000 | CL |
CL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.4 pp | CL |
| FY2024 | +8.5 pp | CL |
| FY2023 | +1.8 pp | CL |
| FY2022 | −2.9 pp | KVUE |
| FY2021 | −0.4 pp | KVUE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CL and KVUE over this period.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KVUE's net margin has been more volatile than CL's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 2.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CL and KVUE over these 5 fiscal years — CL led in 3 and KVUE in 2.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CL's return on equity has been more volatile than KVUE's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 150.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.3.
4 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CL led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.