Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited Financial Ratios
COLPAL · Fast Moving Consumer Goods · Current price ₹1,770.9
P/E ratio
36.3x
P/B ratio
31.1x
ROE
83.7%
ROCE
109.6%
Debt / Equity
0.03
Dividend yield
2.6%
Ratio reference
| Ratio | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 36.3x | Price paid per ₹1 of annual earnings — lower is cheaper (context-dependent). |
| P/B | 31.1x | Price relative to book value — <1 can signal deep value or trouble. |
| ROE | 83.7% | Return on equity — how much profit the company earns on shareholder capital. |
| ROCE | 109.6% | Return on capital employed — efficiency including debt. >15% is strong. |
| D/E | 0.03 | Leverage — higher means more debt-funded, riskier in downturns. |
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Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited profitability
Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited generates a return on equity of 83.7% and a return on capital employed of 109.6%. An ROE consistently above 15% usually points to a quality business with a durable advantage; below 10% suggests weak profitability or a capital-heavy model.
Leverage & valuation
With a debt-to-equity of 0.03 and a P/E of 36.3x, Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited is conservatively financed. Our overall business-quality score for the company is 5.8 / 10.
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