CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Price:  
90.88 
USD
Volume:  
4,401,148.00
United States | Household Products
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CL WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) is 5.9%.

The Cost of Equity of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) is 6.15%.
The Cost of Debt of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) is 4.25%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 5.40% - 6.90% 6.15%
Tax rate 23.70% - 25.00% 24.35%
Cost of debt 4.00% - 4.50% 4.25%
WACC 5.2% - 6.6% 5.9%
WACC

CL WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.34 0.37
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 5.40% 6.90%
Tax rate 23.70% 25.00%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.11 0.11
Cost of debt 4.00% 4.50%
After-tax WACC 5.2% 6.6%
Selected WACC 5.9%

CL's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for CL:

cost_of_equity (6.15%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.34) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.