Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items. This segment markets and sells its products under various brands, which include Colgate, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, Irish Spring, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Lady Speed Stick, Speed Stick, EltaMD, Filorga, PCA SKIN, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Suavitel, Soupline, and Cuddly to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. It also includes pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. The Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic products to manage disease conditions in dogs and cats under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Colgate-Palmolive Company trades as CL on NYSE. The company is classified in Consumer Defensive / Household & Personal Products and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Household & Personal Products. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $20.38B of revenue and $2.13B of net income.

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Colgate-Palmolive Company can be compared against peers such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., The Clorox Company, Diageo plc, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $70.88B, beta of 0.32, and return on equity of +3948.1%.

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CL currently shows total debt of $7.99B and beta of 0.32. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 3 (2026-06-05 00:00:00), SD (2026-06-01 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-18 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-13 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.colgatepalmolive.com

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