Colgate-Palmolive
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
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 (+$555M) [Q1 2025]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,896 [Q4 2024] → 1,893 (-3) [Q1 2025]
0.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.78% [Q4 2024] → 82.56% (-0.22%) [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
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
JP Morgan Andrea Teixeira | 15%upside $99 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
UBS Peter Grom | 24%upside $106 | Buy Maintained | 17 Jul 2025 |
Barclays Lauren Lieberman | 1%upside $87 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 15 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about CL published over the past 30 days
