Colgate-Palmolive

CL

Market cap $73.1B

In 2026, the Dividend Kings have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 as investors rotate out of high-valuation growth stocks and into companies offering stable, reliable cash flows.

Colgate-Palmolive doesn't depend on the U.S. market to drive sales growth. The company's margins are strong, although they have ticked down in recent years.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG | PG Price Prediction) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) both posted top and bottom line beats in their most recent quarters.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

CL stock's strength reflects solid momentum, but inflation, North America softness and a premium valuation could keep new buyers waiting.

Dividend Aristocrats rebounded in June and are now outperforming SPY YTD with a 9.61% return versus SPY's 6.91%. CAT leads 2026 performance at +76.98%, with 46 Aristocrats now ahead of SPY and 39 posting double-digit total returns. Recent dividend increases averaged 4.09%, slightly below the 2025 average, with 2026's average dividend growth rate at 3.97%.

Investors interested in stocks from the Consumer Products - Staples sector have probably already heard of Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG | PG Price Prediction) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) both just reported, and the earnings reports sharpened a debate dividend investors have been having for years.

CL leverages pricing power, premium innovation and productivity initiatives to drive growth, expand margins and strengthen brand momentum.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG | PG Price Prediction) is the household name every retirement portfolio reaches for when markets get choppy, and its $350.4 billion market cap makes it the default consumer defensive trade on every desk.