Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is a global consumer products company focused on oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition. Its products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories through retail stores, e-commerce channels and professional networks.

The company’s portfolio includes Colgate toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwashes; Palmolive and Softsoap personal care products; Ajax and other household cleaning products; and Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet pet foods. Colgate-Palmolive also markets brands such as elmex, Tom’s of Maine and Protex in various markets.

Founded in the early 19th century, the company has expanded from its original soap and candle businesses into a multinational consumer goods organization. Its operations are supported by research, manufacturing and distribution activities across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.38 to $90.54
• 50-Day Range: $86.68 to $95.05
• 52-Week Range: $74.54 to $99.33
• Volume: 5.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.40
• Dividend Yield: 2.45%
• Price Target: $99.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Colgate-Palmolive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Colgate-Palmolive scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Colgate-Palmolive has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $99.00, representing about 14.2% upside from its current price of $86.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Colgate-Palmolive has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Colgate-Palmolive are expected to grow by 5.43% in the coming year, from $3.87 to $4.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 34.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 34.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Colgate-Palmolive has a PEG Ratio of 4.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Colgate-Palmolive has a P/B Ratio of 192.62. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.16% of the float of Colgate-Palmolive has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Colgate-Palmolive has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Colgate-Palmolive has recently decreased by 2.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Colgate-Palmolive pays a meaningful dividend of 2.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Colgate-Palmolive has been increasing its dividend for 63 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 84.13%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Colgate-Palmolive has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Colgate-Palmolive this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for CL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

31 people have added Colgate-Palmolive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 417% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $16,110,903.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Colgate-Palmolive is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.41% of the stock of Colgate-Palmolive is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household Products
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CL
• CIK: 21665
• Web: www.colgatepalmolive.com
• Phone: (212) 310-2000
• Fax: 212-310-3284
• Employees: 33,600
• Year Founded: 1806

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Colgate-Palmolive: $99.00
• High Price Target: $110.00
• Low Price Target: $87.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.40
• P/E Growth: 4.1
• Net Income: $2.13 billion
• Net Margins: 9.68%
• Pretax Margin: 13.97%
• Return on Equity: 464.63%
• Return on Assets: 18.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.82
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.28
• Cash Flow: $5.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.59
• Book Value: $0.45 per share
• Price / Book: 192.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 797,173,000
• Free Float: 793,745,000
• Market Cap: $69.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.33