Colgate Palmolive Stock Today

CL Stock  USD 96.76  0.18  0.19%   

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Colgate Palmolive is selling for 96.76 as of the 28th of November 2024. This is a 0.19% up since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 96.69. Colgate Palmolive has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Note, on May 23, 2024, Representative Jeff Duncan of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Colgate Palmolive's common stock.
Business Domain
Household & Personal Products
IPO Date
3rd of January 1977
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Staples
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Colgate Palmolive operates under Household Personal Products classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 817.01 M outstanding shares of which 10.42 M shares are currently sold short in the market by investors with about 2.3 days to cover all shorted shares. More on Colgate Palmolive

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Colgate Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
ChairmanJohn Huston
Thematic Ideas
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Business ConcentrationHousehold Products, Household & Personal Products, Consumer Defensive, NYSE Composite, NYSE 100 Index, SP 500 Index, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, SP 100, Consumer Goods, Baby Boomer Prospects, Consumer Staples, Household Products, Household & Personal Products, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Excise Tax ActivitiesAnimal Testing
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.10.1403
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Pretty Stable
Asset Turnover1.441.1869
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Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.430.5782
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Net Debt8.5 B8.1 B
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Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities3.4 B4.7 B
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Pretty Stable
Non Current Liabilities Total11.2 B10.7 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets10.1 B16.4 B
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Total Current Assets3.4 B5.3 B
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Total Cash From Operating Activities2.3 B3.7 B
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Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Colgate Palmolive can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Colgate Palmolive's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Colgate Palmolive's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Colgate Palmolive reports 9.06 B of total liabilities. Colgate Palmolive has a current ratio of 1.15, indicating that it is in a questionable position to pay out its debt commitments in time. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Colgate to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Begin Period Cash Flow

572.02 Million
Colgate Palmolive (CL) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10022-7499 and employs 34,000 people. Colgate Palmolive is listed under Household Products category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 78.91 B. Colgate Palmolive is active under Household Products sector as part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 817.01 M outstanding shares of which 10.42 M shares are currently sold short in the market by investors with about 2.3 days to cover all shorted shares. Colgate Palmolive reports about 775 M in cash with 3.75 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.27.
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Ownership Allocation
Colgate Palmolive holds a total of 817.01 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Colgate Palmolive outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Colgate Palmolive to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Colgate Palmolive. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Colgate Palmolive as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On May 23, 2024, Representative Jeff Duncan of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Colgate Palmolive's common stock.
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Colgate Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Llc2024-09-30
8.9 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
8.5 M
Wells Fargo & Co2024-06-30
7.8 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
7.8 M
Deutsche Bank Ag2024-06-30
7.1 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
6.9 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
6.8 M
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
6.7 M
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co2024-09-30
6.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
80.7 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
61.6 M
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Colgate Palmolive Historical Income Statement

At this time, Colgate Palmolive's Interest Expense is quite stable compared to the past year. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is expected to rise to about 2.1 B this year, although the value of Selling General Administrative will most likely fall to about 4.2 B. View More Fundamentals

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Colgate Palmolive Corporate Directors

Lorrie NorringtonIndependent DirectorProfile
Helene GayleIndependent DirectorProfile
Kimberly NelsonIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael PolkIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Household Products space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Colgate Palmolive. If investors know Colgate will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Colgate Palmolive listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.049
Dividend Share
1.96
Earnings Share
3.48
Revenue Per Share
24.493
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.024
The market value of Colgate Palmolive is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Colgate that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Colgate Palmolive's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Colgate Palmolive's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Colgate Palmolive's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Colgate Palmolive's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Colgate Palmolive's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Colgate Palmolive is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Colgate Palmolive's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.