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CL · Colgate Palmolive Co

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$91.95 -0.98 (-1.05%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$73.30B
Shares
797.17M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$91.95 Open$92.71 Day$91.73–93.28 52W close$74.98–99.14 Avg vol 30d4.5M Short int17.8M · 2.2% float · 3.8d Short vol26% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

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Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +6%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 49
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 70%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −1%
      trailing
      6-month return −5%
      trailing
      YTD return +16%
      this year
      Relative strength −19%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $91 › 200d $87 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +184 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$30.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.23% of float · ▲ +6.3% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,980 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 53
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 79%
      contracting
      EPS growth −25%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $3.5B
      Valuation P/E 36.3
      rich
      Buyback $5.0B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $6.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 23%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −17%
      past year
      ATR 2.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 31, 2026
      Net sales · Full Year 2026 2% – 6%
      Organic sales growth · Full Year 2026 1% – 4%
      Earnings per share growth · Full Year 2026 Non-GAAP 4% – 6%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2023
      Net sales growth · fiscal year 2024 3% – 5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      70% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $91 › 200d $87 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +184 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$30.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.23% of float · ▲ +6.3% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,980 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $75 Now $92 · 70% Range high $99
      vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      global market share in manual toothbrushes year to date 32.7% year to date 2026
      global market share in toothpaste year to date 41.3% year to date 2026
      Cash returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases $2.9B Full Year 2025
      Net cash provided by operations $4.2B Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Household & Personal Products — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CL
      Colgate Palmolive Co
      this stock
      $73.30B +16.4% +1.7% 36.3 2.2%
      PG
      PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
      $334.90B +0.9% +3.3% 21.8 1.2%
      UL
      Unilever PLC
      $132.90B -5.1% 0.1%
      RBGLY
      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
      $44.64B 0.0%
      KVUE
      Kenvue Inc.
      $36.88B +11.3% -2.1% 3.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,980
      % held
      84.5%
      Net QoQ
      -6.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,458
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      17.8M
      Days to cover
      3.8d
      Change
      +1.1M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      26%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      26.5K
      Value
      $2.4M
      As of
      Jul 13, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$30.1M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Rick Larsen
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 6, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $20.4B
      Net income (FY)
      $2.1B
      EPS diluted
      $2.63
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $5.0B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $389.4K
      Shares
      4.2K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 31, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CL -1.4% -1.1% -5.3% +0.7% +16.4%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -1.8% -5.6% -19.1% -3.2% +2.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.53 / share · ex Jul 20, 2026
      Raised 1.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.10 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.28%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 20, 2025
      Authorized
      $5.00B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 21665 CUSIP 194162103 13F (30d) 1777 filings 1732 filers Visit website Investor relations