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    Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS • NYSE

    $92.63
    -0.15 (-0.16%)

    Market Cap: $73.96B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    97%(38/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +2.35%
    Streak
    17 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.93
    Range$0.89 - $0.96
    17 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    9
    0
    7d
    8
    6
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.92+0.7%
    60d ago$0.93-0.1%
    30d ago$0.93-0.1%
    7d ago$0.93-0.1%
    Current$0.93
    Revenue Consensus
    $5.3B
    Range$5.3B - $5.4B
    13 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.05
    Range$1.01 - $1.20
    20 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $5.5B
    Range$5.1B - $5.6B
    18 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.05---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.93---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.99$0.95+4.21%Beat+7.6%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 1
    		$0.97$0.94+3.19%Beat+6.6%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.95$0.91+4.40%Beat+4.4%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.91$0.89+2.25%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.92$0.89+3.37%Beat+1.1%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.91$0.86+5.81%Beat+5.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.91$0.89+2.25%Beat+4.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.91$0.88+3.41%Beat+5.8%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.91$0.87+4.60%Beat+18.2%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.86$0.81+6.17%Beat+17.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.87$0.85+2.35%Beat+13.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.86$0.80+7.50%Beat+16.2%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.77$0.75+2.67%Beat+6.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.73$0.70+4.29%Beat-1.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.77$0.77+0.00%Beat-2.5%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.74$0.73+1.37%Beat-8.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.72$0.71+1.41%Beat-10.0%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.74$0.75-1.33%Miss-7.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.79$0.79+0.00%Beat+2.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.81$0.80+1.25%Beat+2.5%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.80$0.80+0.00%Beat+8.1%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.80$0.79+1.27%Beat+6.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 29
    		$0.77$0.76+1.32%Beat+5.5%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.79$0.70+12.86%Beat+11.3%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.74$0.69+7.25%Beat+2.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 1
    		$0.75$0.73+2.74%Beat+11.9%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.73$0.73+0.00%Beat-1.4%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.71$0.70+1.43%Beat-1.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.72$0.72+0.00%Beat-6.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.67$0.66+1.52%Beat-9.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.74$0.73+1.37%Beat-1.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.72$0.72+0.00%Beat-1.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.77$0.77+0.00%Beat+6.9%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.74$0.73+1.37%Beat+10.4%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.75$0.75+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.73$0.73+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 21
    		$0.72$0.72+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.67$0.66+1.52%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.75$0.75+0.00%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield2.29%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.12
    Payout Ratio77.43%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+3.46%
    5Y CAGR+3.32%
    CL dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CL in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio24.25EV/EBITDA21.34x
    Price/FCF19.14xFCF Yield5.22%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin9.68%Operating Margin21.00%
    ROE267.40%ROIC28.37%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity33.29xInterest Coverage12.30x
    Current Ratio1.03xQuick Ratio0.67x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.32Avg Volume5.47M
    52-Week High$98.1552-Week Low$73.22

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$88.66
    SMA 20$87.38
    SMA 50$89.13
    SMA 200$88.43
    EMA 10$89.50
    EMA 20$88.52
    EMA 50$88.76
    EMA 200$88.15

    MACD

    Line: 0.72Signal: -0.18Hist: 0.90

    ADX

    ADX: 24.0+DI: 41.6-DI: 10.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down64.0
    PSAR$86.49

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$92.10
    Lower Band$82.65
    %B Position1081%(Upper)
    Band Width1.06

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    69.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K86.5
    Stoch %D91.0
    Williams %R-23.8
    ROC (10d)9.6%
    Momentum8.10
    CCI (20d)236.8
    MFI (14d)76.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.70(1.8%)
    StdDev (20d)2.36
    Hist Vol19.5%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$93.36
    OBV-41.7M
    AD Line-2.1B
    CMF (20d)-0.034

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)5.4M
    Vol Ratio1.5x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$87.42

    Pivot Points

    R3$95.80
    R2$94.33
    R1$93.56
    Pivot Point$92.09
    S1$91.32
    S2$89.85
    S3$89.08

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI12.38
    Ultimate Osc55.8
    KST-4.79

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$5.36B$5.32B$5.23B$5.13B$5.11B$4.91B$4.95B$5.03B$5.06B$5.07B$4.95B$4.92B
    Cost of Revenue$2.06B$2.10B$2.08B$2.08B$2.04B$1.92B$1.96B$1.96B$1.99B$2.03B$2.00B$2.04B
    Gross Profit$3.30B$3.23B$3.15B$3.05B$3.07B$2.99B$2.98B$3.07B$3.07B$3.04B$2.95B$2.88B
    Operating Expenses$2.28B$2.26B$3.06B$1.99B$1.99B$1.91B$1.92B$2.01B$1.97B$1.99B$1.88B$1.85B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$2.13B$2.08B$2.07B$1.97B$1.96B$1.90B$1.90B$1.98B$1.94B$1.92B$1.80B$1.82B
    Operating Income$1.02B$964.00M$91.00M$1.06B$1.08B$1.08B$1.06B$1.06B$1.09B$1.05B$1.07B$1.03B
    Interest Income$17.00M$16.00M$18.00M$21.00M$21.00M$15.00M$16.00M$18.00M$18.00M$15.00M$0$-58,000,000
    Interest Expense$62.00M$62.00M$63.00M$67.00M$71.00M$66.00M$67.00M$74.00M$78.00M$73.00M$84.00M$73.00M
    Income Before Tax$950.00M$892.00M$107.00M$992.00M$1.01B$953.00M$993.00M$986.00M$1.01B$967.00M$988.00M$956.00M
    Income Tax Expense$231.00M$211.00M$111.00M$226.00M$234.00M$227.00M$216.00M$210.00M$243.00M$238.00M$228.00M$209.00M
    Net Income$719.00M$681.00M$-4,000,000$766.00M$773.00M$726.00M$777.00M$776.00M$767.00M$729.00M$760.00M$747.00M
    EBITDA$1.15B$1.09B$325.00M$1.20B$1.21B$1.15B$1.19B$1.19B$1.23B$1.18B$1.22B$1.16B
    EBIT$995.00M$938.00M$152.00M$1.04B$1.06B$1.00B$1.04B$1.04B$1.07B$1.02B$1.07B$1.01B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. ET

    Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) announced it will host a live webcast for its 2026 third-quarter earnings conference call on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call will feature Chairman...

    StreetInsider•10/16/26•Neutral

    Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. ET

    Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) announced it will webcast its 2026 third quarter earnings conference call on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call will feature Chairman, President and CEO Noel Wallace...

    Business Wire•10/16/26•Neutral

    Krilogy Financial LLC Acquires 11,291 Shares of Colgate-Palmolive Company $CL

    Krilogy Financial LLC significantly increased its stake in Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) by 255.2% in the third quarter, purchasing an additional 11,291 shares...

    MarketBeat•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Colgate-Palmolive Company $CL Stock: C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors Raises Holdings

    C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors significantly increased its stake in Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) by 294.5% in the third quarter...

    MarketBeat•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    13,870 Colgate-Palmolive Company $CL Shares Purchased by Cohen Klingenstein LLC

    Cohen Klingenstein LLC increased its stake in Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) by 9% in the third quarter, acquiring 13,870 shares to bring its total holdings to 167,669 shares valued at $14.3 million. This comes as...

    MarketBeat•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    CL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    24.2x
    Forward P/E
    21.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    21.3x
    P/FCF
    19.1x
    PEG
    1.6x
    P/B
    312.9x
    See GNG's fair value

    CL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    60.4%
    Operating margin
    21.0%
    Net margin
    9.7%
    ROIC
    28.4%
    ROE
    267.4%
    FCF margin
    18.3%
    FCF yield
    5.2%

    CL Competitors

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    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    CL Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    6
    Buy
    7
    Hold
    8
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    CL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CL earns a 28.4% return on invested capital.
    • CL converts 18.3% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • CL beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    Bear case

    • CL has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.3x.

    CL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    3.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.93
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    8 up, 6 down

    CL Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.3%
    Payout ratio
    77.4%
    3Y DPS growth
    3.5%
    5Y DPS growth
    3.3%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    CL dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CL

    What is CL's current dividend yield?

    Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has a forward dividend yield of 2.29%.

    Does CL pay dividends?

    Yes, Colgate-Palmolive Company pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.29%.

    What is CL's P/E ratio?

    Colgate-Palmolive Company has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.25.

    What is CL's market cap?

    Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has a market capitalization of $73.96B with a current stock price of $92.63.

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