NYSE:CL Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $97.66 +1.10 (+1.14%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Colgate-Palmolive Stock (NYSE:CL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Colgate-Palmolive alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$96.56▼$97.7550-Day Range$84.22▼$98.6852-Week Range$75.96▼$101.18Volume954,892 shsAverage Volume5.62 million shsMarket Capitalization$77.63 billionP/E Ratio38.30Dividend Yield2.17%Price Target$101.22Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Colgate-Palmolive is a global consumer products company whose business spans oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition. Its products include toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwashes, soaps, shampoos, cleaning products and pet food. The company’s best-known brands include Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Softsoap, Ajax and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. It sells products through retail and other channels in markets around the world. Founded in 1806 by William Colgate as a soap and candle business in New York City, the company has grown into an international manufacturer of household and personal care products. Its headquarters remain in New York City.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Colgate-Palmolive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreCL MarketRank™: 4.0995487488 of 5 starsColgate-Palmolive scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 163 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingColgate-Palmolive has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Colgate-Palmolive is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageColgate-Palmolive has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.08% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Colgate-Palmolive are expected to grow by 4.08% in the coming year, from $3.92 to $4.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 37.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 37.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.38.Price to Earnings Growth RatioColgate-Palmolive has a PEG Ratio of 4.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioColgate-Palmolive has a P/B Ratio of 214.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.19% of the float of Colgate-Palmolive has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverColgate-Palmolive has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.53, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Colgate-Palmolive has recently decreased by 27.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldColgate-Palmolive pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthColgate-Palmolive has been increasing its dividend for 63 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 83.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Colgate-Palmolive will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.96% next year. This indicates that Colgate-Palmolive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's dividend. News and Social Media4.2 / 5News Sentiment0.70 News SentimentColgate-Palmolive has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for Colgate-Palmolive this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest27 people have searched for CL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 69% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows10 people have added Colgate-Palmolive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Colgate-Palmolive insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,212,109.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.43% of the stock of Colgate-Palmolive is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.41% of the stock of Colgate-Palmolive is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. CL Stock News HeadlinesColgate vs. Chipotle: Which Is the Better Buy for 2027?2 hours ago | fool.comInsider Selling: Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) CEO Sells $2,005,200.00 in StockNovember 9 at 4:09 AM | americanbankingnews.comMy prediction for December 8thElon doesn't own the chip inside his Teslas or Starlink dishes. He licenses it from one little known public company. Now he's planning 1,000,000 AI satellites in orbit, and every one could pay this company a royalty. Analyst Dylan says the window to get in closes around December 8th, before new money floods into the buildout.November 9 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Insider Selling: Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) COO Sells $1,968,678.12 in StockNovember 9 at 4:09 AM | americanbankingnews.comColgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) Insider Sells $2,317,730.40 in StockNovember 9 at 4:09 AM | americanbankingnews.comColgate-Palmolive vs. Kraft Heinz: With the Market Turmoil, Which Stock Is a Better Buy?November 7 at 11:15 PM | fool.comColgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) COO Panagiotis Tsourapas Sells 19,938 Shares of StockNovember 7 at 9:14 AM | insidertrades.comColgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) Hits New 1-Year High After Analyst UpgradeNovember 6 at 2:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines CL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CL shares performed this year? Colgate-Palmolive's stock was trading at $79.02 at the start of the year. Since then, CL stock has increased by 22.3% and is now trading at $96.6090. How were Colgate-Palmolive's earnings last quarter? Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Colgate-Palmolive doing a stock buyback? Colgate-Palmolive's board approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, March 20th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $5 billion in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. Does Colgate-Palmolive have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Colgate-Palmolive: Hello Products, EltaMD, PCA SKIN, Laser Brand Toothpaste, Sanex, Tom's of Maine, GABA International, and others. Who are Colgate-Palmolive's major shareholders? Colgate-Palmolive's top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.54%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.45%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.24%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Noel R Wallace, Jennifer Daniels, Stanley J Sutula III, John T Cahill, John Hazlin, C Martin Harris, Sally Massey, Martina Hundmejean, Gregory Malcolm, Panagiotis Tsourapas and John W Kooyman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Colgate-Palmolive? Shares of CL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Colgate-Palmolive own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Colgate-Palmolive investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), Coca-Cola (KO), Walmart (WMT), PepsiCo (PEP), NVIDIA (NVDA) and AbbVie (ABBV). Company Calendar Record date for 8/14 Dividend7/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend7/20/2026Dividend Payable8/14/2026Record date for 11/13 Dividend10/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend10/20/2026Last Earnings10/30/2026Today11/09/2026Dividend Payable11/13/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 CL's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. CL has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Household Products Sub-IndustryHousehold Products Current SymbolNYSE:CL CIK21665 Webwww.colgatepalmolive.com Phone(212) 310-2000Fax212-310-3284Employees33,600Year Founded1806Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Colgate-Palmolive$101.22 High Price Target$112.00 Low Price Target$89.00 Potential Upside/Downside+3.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.65 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.55 Trailing P/E Ratio38.26 Forward P/E Ratio23.91 P/E Growth4.37Net Income$2.13 billion Net Margins9.65% Pretax Margin13.94% Return on Equity607.88% Return on Assets18.81% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio11.23 Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio0.63 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.29 billion Price / Sales3.64 Cash Flow$5.70 per share Price / Cash Flow17.12 Book Value$0.45 per share Price / Book216.79Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares794,921,000Free Float791,503,000Market Cap$77.55 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.31 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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