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

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$93.38 +0.60 (+0.65%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$92.80 -0.58 (-0.62%)
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About Colgate-Palmolive Stock (NYSE:CL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$92.66
$94.19
50-Day Range
$87.69
$93.38
52-Week Range
$85.32
$109.30
Volume
5.79 million shs
Average Volume
4.82 million shs
Market Capitalization
$75.68 billion
P/E Ratio
26.38
Dividend Yield
2.23%
Price Target
$101.69
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Colgate-Palmolive Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

CL MarketRank™: 

Colgate-Palmolive scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 142 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Colgate-Palmolive has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Colgate-Palmolive has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Colgate-Palmolive are expected to grow by 7.47% in the coming year, from $3.75 to $4.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 26.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.97.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Colgate-Palmolive is 26.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Colgate-Palmolive has a PEG Ratio of 4.93. 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 139.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.46% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Colgate-Palmolive has recently increased by 2.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Colgate-Palmolive pays a meaningful dividend of 2.24%, 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 58.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Colgate-Palmolive will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.61% next year. This indicates that Colgate-Palmolive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.46% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Colgate-Palmolive has recently increased by 2.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Colgate-Palmolive has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Colgate-Palmolive this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for CL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Colgate-Palmolive to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Colgate-Palmolive insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.41% 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.

  • Read more about Colgate-Palmolive's insider trading history.
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CL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Colgate-Palmolive's stock was trading at $90.91 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CL shares have increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $93.38.

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) announced its earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.05. Colgate-Palmolive's revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Colgate-Palmolive's board approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, March 20th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $5,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Colgate-Palmolive subsidiaries include Hello Products, EltaMD, PCA SKIN, Laser Brand Toothpaste, Sanex, Tom's of Maine, GABA International, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Colgate-Palmolive include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.16%), Salem Investment Counselors Inc. (0.01%), Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. and Somerset Trust Co. Insiders that own company stock include Noel R Wallace, Jennifer Daniels, Stanley J Sutula III, Lorrie M Norrington, John P Bilbrey, C Martin Harris, Sally Massey, Prabha Parameswaran, Stephen I Sadove, Martina Hundmejean, Gregory Malcolm, Panagiotis Tsourapas and John W Kooyman.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Colgate-Palmolive investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walmart (WMT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/15 Dividend
4/17/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend
4/17/2025
Last Earnings
4/25/2025
Dividend Payable
5/15/2025
Today
7/07/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
7/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/01/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONS PD - MISC STPL
Sub-Industry
Household Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:CL
Employees
34,000
Year Founded
1806

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$101.69
High Stock Price Target
$110.00
Low Stock Price Target
$86.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.42
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
26.38
Forward P/E Ratio
24.90
P/E Growth
4.93
Net Income
$2.89 billion
Pretax Margin
19.76%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.10 billion
Cash Flow
$4.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
21.25
Book Value
$0.67 per share
Price / Book
139.37

Miscellaneous

Free Float
807,097,000
Market Cap
$75.68 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.37

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This page (NYSE:CL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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