Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)
Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for CL is $94.83, 0.8% above the last close of $94.11 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $78.27 to $104.34. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E37.3x
- P/E vs sector+59.2%
- P/E vs own+22.3%
- Target upside+0.8%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$75.02B
- FCF yield+5.1%
- Insiders-$31.01M
- Earnings in14d
- News2.00
Why it moved
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) rose 1.6% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 0.6).
- Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of October 18
- Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. ET
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $94.11 · +23.6% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~7d
- RSI73
- Support-0.9%
- Resistance—
- Off 52w high-3.9%
- Off ATH-9.3%
- 52w range$94.11
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD1.00
- ATR+1.8%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
12 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $94.11 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 6 · Buy 7 · Hold 8 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +4.9% year over year, free cash flow 16.2% of revenue, operating margin 19.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $5.36B | 0.86 | $867M | 61.5% | 19.0% | 12.9% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $5.32B | 0.80 | $609M | 60.6% | 21.7% | 12.1% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $5.23B | -0.05 | $1.28B | 60.2% | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $5.13B | 0.91 | $1.11B | 59.4% | 21.4% | 14.3% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $5.11B | 0.91 | $776M | 60.1% | 21.1% | 14.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $4.91B | 0.85 | $476M | 60.8% | 21.9% | 14.1% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $4.94B | 0.90 | $1.08B | 60.3% | 22.0% | 14.9% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $5.03B | 0.90 | $1.03B | 61.1% | 22.1% | 14.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $159.35 | +1.4% | -3.3% | +0.6% | 24.1 | $370B | |
| 2 | | $94.11 | +1.6% | -3.9% | +0.8% | 37.3 | $75.02B | |
| 3 |  | $154.26 | -1.5% | -9.2% | +6.0% | 16.0 | $70.07B | |
| 4 |  | $104.54 | -2.5% | -11.7% | +0.6% | 213.3 | $37.88B | |
| 5 |  | $18.91 | +1.3% | -2.4% | -5.4% | 21.7 | $36.32B | |
| 6 |  | $105.57 | +1.4% | -8.6% | +11.1% | 18.0 | $35.11B | |
| 7 |  | $104.53 | +1.4% | -0.1% | -1.2% | 33.7 | $24.79B | |
| 8 |  | $87.09 | +1.0% | -29.8% | +13.3% | 18.1 | $10.53B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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