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Colgate-Palmolive Company

CL

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Household & Personal Products·Mkt cap $74.2B

$95.13

+2.56%

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52-Week Range

$74.55 - $99.33

P/E

36.96

Fwd P/E

24.79

Beta

0.32

Div Yield

2.25%

Avg Vol

5.5M

Shares Out

800.2M

Mkt Cap

$74.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 0.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Strong global brand recognition
  • Extensive distribution network
  • Diversified product portfolio
  • Long-standing consumer trust

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).
  • Premium valuation to Household Products peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Emerging market expansion

Value

Premium valuation to Household Products peers

Momentum

Strong

+8.9% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.25% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 23, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 1, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.97 vs $0.94 consensus (+2.9% surprise). Revenue of $5.3B vs $5.2B expected (+2.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +2.9%
Rev beat +2.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.9%

Next: Apr 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-0%

-3%

+1%

+2%

+6%

+8%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$5.1B

$5.0B

$4.9B

$4.9B

$5.1B

$5.1B

$5.2B

$5.3B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

60.6%

Operating

21.7%

Profit

12.1%

Wall Street consensus

15 analysts · 73% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

11

73%

Hold

4

27%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$99.00

+4.1% vs $95.13

Low $79.00
Median $99.00
High $102.00

Latest: Bernstein · Jun 11, 2026

7 analysts covering

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How CL stacks vs Household & Personal Products

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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