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Colgate-PalmoliveCL

Household Products · New York City, New York · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$95.29+2.29%After hours: $95.69 (+0.42%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 25.8% over 1 year
Colgate-Palmolive over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80$90$100Nov2026MarMayJulSep$95.29$80$90$100NovMarJul$95.29
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$75.96B
Price to earnings37.7x
Forward P/E24.4x
Dividend yield2.22%
Year to date+20.6%
One year+25.8%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$74.98$99.14

Quality and valuation

How Colgate-Palmolive compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Colgate-Palmolive and 7 household products peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most consumer staples companies, priced above most of them.

Colgate-Palmolive trades at 24.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +5.9% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 60.6% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 14.8% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 17.8% vs 10.3%
CL trades at 24.4x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Household Products peers
MO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xCL24.4xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xCL24.4xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 37.4x earnings, CL is pricier than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
25x30x35xAverage 28.3x2025202637.4x30xAverage 28.3x2025202637.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Colgate-Palmolive's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 4.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$5.4bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$5.4bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +4.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’254.6%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’254.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 20.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2520.3%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2520.3%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.0bnQ3 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.0bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCLSector median
Revenue growth+5.9%+4.9%
Gross margin60.6%40.5%
Operating margin14.8%13.6%
Free cash flow margin17.8%10.3%
Price to earnings37.7x24.5x

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