Colgate-Palmolive (CL) to Release Earnings on Friday

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Friday, August 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.88 per share and revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter.

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.05. Colgate-Palmolive had a net margin of 14.52% and a return on equity of 461.04%. The business had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Colgate-Palmolive to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Colgate-Palmolive Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CL traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, hitting $87.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,186,104 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,561,019. The company has a 50-day moving average of $90.24 and a 200-day moving average of $90.35. Colgate-Palmolive has a 12 month low of $85.32 and a 12 month high of $109.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $71.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.84, a P/E/G ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 0.37.

Colgate-Palmolive Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 18th. Colgate-Palmolive's payout ratio is 58.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Colgate-Palmolive

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Colgate-Palmolive stock. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL - Free Report) by 76.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 46,361 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 20,062 shares during the quarter. Woodline Partners LP's holdings in Colgate-Palmolive were worth $4,344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.41% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $108.00 to $107.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $109.00 to $106.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $100.77.

About Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items.