How to buy Colgate-Palmolive Company stock (CL)

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a household & personal products business based in the US. Colgate-Palmolive Company shares (CL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $92.92 – a decrease of 0.56% over the previous week. Colgate-Palmolive Company employs 34,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $20.1 billion.

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Colgate-Palmolive Company stock price (NYSE: CL)

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Colgate-Palmolive Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$92.92
52-week range	$76.30 - $108.76
50-day moving average more info button	$95.55
200-day moving average more info button	$96.04
Wall St. target price	$105.01
PE ratio more info button	26.6523
Dividend yield more info button	$1.96 (2.16%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.48

Is it a good time to buy Colgate-Palmolive Company stock?

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Colgate-Palmolive Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $92.75 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.74%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-1.24%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-10.00%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-4.33%

1 year (2023-12-20)	19.91%
2 years (2022-12-20)	25.17%
3 years (2021-12-20)	20.70%
5 years (2019-12-20)	51.48%

Is Colgate-Palmolive Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Colgate-Palmolive Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Colgate-Palmolive Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Colgate-Palmolive Company's P/E ratio

Colgate-Palmolive Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Colgate-Palmolive Company shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Colgate-Palmolive Company's PEG ratio

Colgate-Palmolive Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1116. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Colgate-Palmolive Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Colgate-Palmolive Company's EBITDA

Colgate-Palmolive Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.9 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Colgate-Palmolive Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Colgate-Palmolive Company financials

Revenue TTM	$20.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	21%
Gross profit TTM	$10.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	16.33%
Return on equity TTM	48.79%
Profit margin	14.26%
Book value	$0.53
Market Capitalization more info button	$75.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Colgate-Palmolive Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 55.77% of net profits

Recently Colgate-Palmolive Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Colgate-Palmolive Company's case, that would currently equate to about $1.96 per share.

Colgate-Palmolive Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Colgate-Palmolive Company's most recent dividend payout was on 13 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 20 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Colgate-Palmolive Company's shares ever split?

Colgate-Palmolive Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 May 2013 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Colgate-Palmolive Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Colgate-Palmolive Company shares which in turn could have impacted Colgate-Palmolive Company's share price.

Colgate-Palmolive Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Colgate-Palmolive Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $76.2974 up to $108.7564. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Colgate-Palmolive Company's is 0.415. This would suggest that Colgate-Palmolive Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Colgate-Palmolive Company overview

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It 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, and Soupline to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. It includes pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. Its Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic pet products to help nutritionally support dogs and cats in different stages of health under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Colgate-Palmolive Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.122% of Colgate-Palmolive Company shares are held by insiders and 85.608% by institutions. How many people work for Colgate-Palmolive Company?
Latest data suggests 34,000 work at Colgate-Palmolive Company. When does the fiscal year end for Colgate-Palmolive Company?
Colgate-Palmolive Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Colgate-Palmolive Company based?
Colgate-Palmolive Company's address is: 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10022-7499 What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's ISIN number?
Colgate-Palmolive Company's international securities identification number is: US1941621039 What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's CUSIP number?
Colgate-Palmolive Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 194162103