Colgate-Palmolive
CL
Market cap $70.4B

86.91 USD

-0.33

0.38%

Updated Jul 18, 3:53 PM EDT

1 day

-0.38%

5 days

-2.93%

1 month

-1.45%

3 months

-8.23%

6 months

-1.50%

Year to date

-4.02%

1 year

-11.78%

5 years

17.13%

10 years

28.19%

About: Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown to become a leading player in the household and personal care arena. In addition to its namesake oral care line (which accounts for north of 40% of its total sales), the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and homecare products that are sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including approximately 45% from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (around one fifth of sales), which sells a majority of its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.

Employees: 34,000

Consumer Staples Household & Personal Products

0

Funds holding %

of 7,321 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 115

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q4 2024] → 12 (+2) [Q1 2025]

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.2B [Q4 2024] → $62.7B (+$554M) [Q1 2025]

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,896 [Q4 2024] → 1,892 (-4) [Q1 2025]

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.78% [Q4 2024] → 82.56% (-0.23%) [Q1 2025]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 640 | Existing positions reduced: 759

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $294M | Put options by funds: $374M

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Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$87

0%

upside

Avg. target

$101

16%

upside

High target

$108

24%

upside

4 analyst ratings

3 positive

75%

1 neutral

25%

0 negative

0%

UBS Peter Grom	22%upside $106	Buy Maintained	17 Jul 2025
Barclays Lauren Lieberman	0%upside $87	Equal-Weight Maintained	15 Jul 2025
Citigroup Filippo Falorni	24%upside $108	Buy Maintained	28 Apr 2025
JP Morgan Andrea Teixeira	19%upside $103	Overweight Maintained	28 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 8 articles about CL published over the past 30 days

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Colgate Taps Productivity Plan, Enhances Profits, Protects Margins

CL streamlines supply chain, modernizes manufacturing and cuts overhead to boost efficiency and execution.

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