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Colgate-Palmolive sells toothpaste and household products — categories bought regardless of the economy.
Oral care is the base: market share is large in many countries, and a brand decades old justifies a premium over a retailer's private label. Volumes grow slowly with population, while revenue grows on price and on shoppers trading up.
A substantial share of sales sits in emerging markets, where consumption per person is lower and rises with incomes. The flip side is currency risk: devaluation in host countries directly reduces dollar revenue, and raising local prices cannot be done immediately.
A separate line is Hill's pet nutrition, growing faster than the core business and at better margins. Risks: raw material costs, private-label competition and currencies. Colgate is a dividend aristocrat with a very long record of increases.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) is a company in the Consumer defensive sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) on November 13, 2026 is $99.67, +1.81% on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between $75.96 and $101.18; the price now sits 94% of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +26.50%. The P/E ratio is 39.65, which is above the sector median (23.43). Market capitalisation is $80.80 billion, rank 1 among 12 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalisation.
Colgate-Palmolive Company trades on NYSE under the ticker CL. The company belongs to the Consumer defensive sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks CL has traded between $75.96 and $101.18. As of 13 November 2026 the price stood 94.01% of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year CL shares rose 26.50%; over six months they rose 13.09%. Volatility over 90 days is 22.38%. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 13 November 2026.
CL trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.6, above the sector median of 23.4. Price to sales is 3.8, above the sector median of 0.9. Price to book is 342, above the sector median of 1.9. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
Colgate-Palmolive Company reported revenue of $21.0B and net income of $2.0B over the last four quarters. Net margin is 9.68%. Revenue changed by +5.25% year over year. Earnings per share are $2.54. Market capitalisation is $80.8B.
CL has a return on equity of 863.56%, above the sector median of 6.34%. Return on assets is 12.14%, above the sector median of 2.28%. Operating margin is 14.87%, above the sector median of 3.54%.
Colgate-Palmolive Company pays dividends quarterly: $2.11 per share over the past twelve months, a yield of 2.12%. The latest payment was $0.53, with an ex-dividend date of 20 October 2026. The company has raised its payout for 2 years in a row.
