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

Company Overview

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble, P&G has grown into one of the world’s largest producers of branded consumer packaged goods. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad portfolio of household and personal care products sold to consumers and retailers worldwide.

P&G’s product offering spans several core business categories, including Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric & Home Care, and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. Its portfolio comprises many widely recognized brands across those categories, covering items such as laundry detergents and household cleaners, diapers and child care products, feminine hygiene, over-the-counter health and oral care, hair and skin care, and shaving and grooming products. The company emphasizes brand-building, product innovation and large-scale manufacturing and distribution to support its global brand reach.

Procter & Gamble operates globally, selling products in a substantial number of countries and maintaining regional manufacturing, research and development, and marketing capabilities to address local consumer preferences. The company has invested in innovation, consumer research and sustainability initiatives to drive product improvements and supply chain efficiencies. P&G is led by Chief Executive Officer Jon R. Moeller and a global management team responsible for strategy, operations and brand stewardship across its international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $143.53 to $144.64
• 50-Day Range: $141.17 to $153.24
• 52-Week Range: $137.62 to $170.99
• Volume: 4.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $336.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.13
• Dividend Yield: 3.01%
• Price Target: $161.06
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Procter & Gamble Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Procter & Gamble scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 151 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Procter & Gamble has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Procter & Gamble has a consensus price target of $161.06, representing about 11.5% upside from its current price of $144.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Procter & Gamble has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Procter & Gamble are expected to grow by 2.60% in the coming year, from $6.91 to $7.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Procter & Gamble is 21.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Procter & Gamble is 21.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Procter & Gamble has a PEG Ratio of 6.11. 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 6.23. 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

1.24% 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 3.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Procter & Gamble has recently increased by 4.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Procter & Gamble pays a meaningful dividend of 3.08%, 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 63.60%. 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 61.35% next year. This indicates that Procter & Gamble will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Procter & Gamble has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for Procter & Gamble this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 122 people have searched for PG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

70 people have added Procter & Gamble to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 159% 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 $917,194.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.20% 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

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2026
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 4/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 4/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: CONS PD - MISC STPL
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PG
• CIK: 80424
• Web: us.pg.com
• Phone: (513) 983-1100
• Fax: 513-983-9369
• Employees: 109,000
• Year Founded: 1837

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Procter & Gamble: $161.06
• High Price Target: $175.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.91
• P/E Growth: 6.11
• Net Income: $15.97 billion
• Net Margins: 19.16%
• Pretax Margin: 24.18%
• Return on Equity: 32.00%
• Return on Assets: 13.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $86.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.88
• Cash Flow: $8.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.02
• Book Value: $23.18 per share
• Price / Book: 6.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,328,599,000
• Free Float: 2,323,942,000
• Market Cap: $336.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41