COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)

About COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO

Colgate-Palmolive Company produces and sells oral, personal, and home care products as well as pet nutrition products. Its oral care segment includes toothpaste, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes sold under brands like Colgate and elmex, while personal care products include soaps, deodorants, and skin health items under brands such as Palmolive and Softsoap. The pet nutrition segment offers specialty pet foods for dogs and cats marketed under brands like Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet.

Snapshot

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

Peer comparison

Where Colgate Palmolive’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Colgate Palmolive’s return on equity of 584.1% is the highest of the 99 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Colgate Palmolive’s long-term debt to equity of 18.82 ranks in the 99th percentile of the 74 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Colgate Palmolive’s FCF margin of 17.8% ranks in the 93rd percentile of the 99 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 4 insider sales totaling $31.0M. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 5 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

Selected SEC filings

Largest Consumer Staples peers

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