Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Procter & Gamble Company is a global consumer products company that develops, manufactures and markets branded products used in households and personal care. Its portfolio spans beauty, grooming, health care, fabric and home care, and family care products.

The company’s brands include Tide, Ariel, Downy, Dawn, Febreze, Bounty, Charmin, Pampers, Gillette, Oral-B, Crest, Head & Shoulders, Olay and Pantene. These products are sold through retailers, e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels.

Procter & Gamble was founded in Cincinnati in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. Today, it serves consumers in markets around the world, with operations and sales across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Jon Moeller serves as the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $144.30 to $146.16
• 50-Day Range: $143.00 to $152.72
• 52-Week Range: $137.62 to $167.25
• Volume: 8.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $338.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.99
• Dividend Yield: 2.99%
• Price Target: $161.19
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Procter & Gamble Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Procter & Gamble scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Procter & Gamble has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Procter & Gamble has a consensus price target of $161.19, representing about 10.7% upside from its current price of $145.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Procter & Gamble has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Procter & Gamble are expected to grow by 6.15% in the coming year, from $6.99 to $7.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Procter & Gamble is 21.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Procter & Gamble is 21.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Procter & Gamble has a PEG Ratio of 3.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Procter & Gamble has a P/B Ratio of 6.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.06% of the float of Procter & Gamble has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Procter & Gamble has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.09, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Procter & Gamble has recently decreased by 9.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Procter & Gamble pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Procter & Gamble has been increasing its dividend for 70 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Procter & Gamble is 65.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Procter & Gamble will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.63% next year. This indicates that Procter & Gamble will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Procter & Gamble has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 55 news articles for Procter & Gamble this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 88 people have searched for PG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

46 people have added Procter & Gamble to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% 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, Procter & Gamble insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $953,417.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.23% of the stock of Procter & Gamble is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.77% of the stock of Procter & Gamble is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 9/08/2026
• Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference: 9/10/2026
• AGM 2026: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PG
• CIK: 80424
• Web: us.pg.com
• Phone: (513) 983-1100
• Fax: 513-983-9369
• Employees: 104,000
• Year Founded: 1837

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Procter & Gamble: $161.19
• High Price Target: $179.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.83
• P/E Growth: 3.64
• Net Income: $16.05 billion
• Net Margins: 18.44%
• Pretax Margin: 23.41%
• Return on Equity: 31.36%
• Return on Assets: 13.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $87.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.89
• Cash Flow: $8.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.18
• Book Value: $23.00 per share
• Price / Book: 6.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,322,670,000
• Free Float: 2,317,330,000
• Market Cap: $338.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39