Headquartered in New York, NY Fiscal year ends December NYSE: CL colgatepalmolive.com
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. It sells products in more than 200 countries and territories.
It reports two businesses:
- **Oral, Personal and Home Care:** organized into North America, Latin America, Europe/Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific divisions. Products include toothpaste, toothbrushes, skin care, soaps, deodorants and household cleaners.
- **Hill's Pet Nutrition:** therapeutic and wellness pet food under the Hill's Prescription Diet, Hill's Science Diet and Prime100 brands. The company is exiting private label pet food.
Colgate holds global market shares of 41.4% in toothpaste and 33.1% in manual toothbrushes year to date. Emerging markets are a significant growth driver.
Brands include Colgate, Palmolive, Ajax, Axion, Darlie, elmex, EltaMD, Fabuloso, Filorga, hello, Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, meridol, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Sorriso, Soupline, Speed Stick, Suavitel and Tom's of Maine.
The company is executing its 2030 strategy, centered on premium, science-based innovation and increased advertising. It is also running a Strategic Growth and Productivity Program to build flexibility into its cost base. Updated
Management raised full-year Base Business EPS growth guidance to 5% to 7% and now guides to gross margin expansion, after exceeding expectations for a sixth straight quarter. Latin America net sales growth offset a North America volume decline. The margin upgrade is the part a defensive staples holder cannot ignore.
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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. It sells products in more than 200 countries and territories.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for CL is $108.80, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $101.70. CL price prediction →
