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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | New York, United States | NYSE
92.67 USD -0.11 (-0.119%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:09 a.m. EDT

The most critical signal here is the tension between the company's defensive fundamentals and its stretched valuation combined with recent technical weakness. While the business generates steady revenue growth and maintains a consistent dividend, the high payout ratio of 82% leaves little margin for error if earnings slip, capping the dividend rating despite the attractive 2.41% yield. From a long-term perspective, the nine-year cumulative return is positive, yet the single-year decline of 21% in the most recent period signals a sharp correction that has not yet been fully resolved in the price action. The short-term outlook is clouded by the fact that the stock is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and the statistical forecast leans slightly negative for the coming month. Options flow confirms this hesitation, with traders buying protection at the 80-level while waiting for confirmation of a rebound toward the 90-100 resistance zone. Until the price clears the 50-day average and the valuation compresses, the risk-reward profile remains neutral rather than compelling.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.023228
AutoETS0.023270
AutoARIMA0.023287
AutoTheta0.030430

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 59%
H-stat 2.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.184
Excess Kurtosis -1.19
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 1388.163
Revenue per Share 26.194
Market Cap 73,873,997,824
Trailing P/E 36.48
Forward P/E 22.68
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins 9.68%
Website https://www.colgatepalmolive.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:09 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility remains moderate across expirations, hovering between 22% and 28% at the money. Call option open interest clusters significantly at the 90 to 100 strike range, suggesting speculators are positioning for upside targets near the analyst mean. Conversely, put open interest is heavily concentrated in the 80 to 85 strike range, indicating a strong defensive floor is being established. The distribution of open interest favors out-of-the-money calls over the money, while put volume shows a distinct preference for downside protection at lower levels.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.58% 2.48% 2.34% 2.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-20 0.530000 0.576526
2026-04-20 0.530000 0.634503
2026-01-21 0.520000 0.613714
2025-10-17 0.520000 0.657230
2025-07-18 0.520000 0.598802
2025-04-17 0.520000 0.544503
2025-01-21 0.500000 0.566701
2024-10-18 0.500000 0.497711
2024-07-19 0.500000 0.509788
2024-04-19 0.500000 0.573855
2024-01-19 0.480000 0.597163
2023-10-20 0.480000 0.655111
2023-07-20 0.480000 0.623377
2023-04-20 0.480000 0.628601
2023-01-20 0.470000 0.623012
2022-10-20 0.470000 0.669039
2022-07-20 0.470000 0.621611
2022-04-20 0.470000 0.576475
2022-01-21 0.450000 0.537827
2021-10-20 0.450000 0.599201
2021-07-20 0.450000 0.544201
2021-04-20 0.450000 0.553301
2021-01-22 0.440000 0.562732
2020-10-22 0.440000 0.554925
2020-07-17 0.440000 0.585106
2020-04-17 0.440000 0.599292
2020-01-22 0.430000 0.609670
2019-10-22 0.430000 0.641217
2019-07-17 0.430000 0.583051
2019-04-17 0.430000 0.626092
2019-01-22 0.420000 0.680272
2018-10-18 0.420000 0.670498
2018-07-17 0.420000 0.640635
2018-04-19 0.420000 0.601978
2018-01-22 0.400000 0.516929
2017-10-20 0.400000 0.553097
2017-07-14 0.400000 0.551800
2017-04-19 0.400000 0.545033
2017-01-19 0.390000 0.581742
2016-10-20 0.390000 0.549915
2016-07-20 0.390000 0.526174
2016-04-20 0.390000 0.554686
2016-01-21 0.380000 0.597015
2015-10-21 0.380000 0.568607
2015-07-21 0.380000 0.567673
2015-04-21 0.380000 0.550645
2015-01-21 0.360000 0.526701
2014-10-15 0.360000 0.566661
2014-07-16 0.360000 0.518359
2014-04-17 0.360000 0.537795
2014-01-22 0.340000 0.531167
2013-10-18 0.340000 0.541315
2013-07-19 0.340000 0.577446
2013-04-19 0.340000 0.567992
2013-01-22 0.310000 0.571639
2012-10-19 0.310000 0.575459
2012-07-20 0.310000 0.596728
2012-04-20 0.310000 0.627023
2012-01-20 0.290000 0.651685
2011-10-21 0.290000 0.617547
2011-07-22 0.290000 0.661949
2011-04-21 0.290000 0.719157
2011-01-21 0.265000 0.670886
2010-10-21 0.265000 0.691004
2010-07-22 0.265000 0.641880
2010-04-22 0.265000 0.631103
2010-01-21 0.220000 0.556469
2009-10-22 0.220000 0.554296
2009-07-22 0.220000 0.599129
2009-04-22 0.220000 0.742867
2009-01-22 0.200000 0.639284
2008-10-22 0.200000 0.680041
2008-07-22 0.200000 0.570695
2008-04-22 0.200000 0.522603
2008-01-23 0.180000 0.477580
2007-10-24 0.180000 0.488268
2007-07-19 0.180000 0.525547
2007-04-20 0.180000 0.534998
2007-01-24 0.160000 0.481275
2006-10-20 0.160000 0.526836
2006-07-24 0.160000 0.515381
2006-04-20 0.160000 0.561995
2006-01-24 0.145000 0.539535
2005-10-24 0.145000 0.552381
2005-07-22 0.145000 0.557907
2005-04-22 0.145000 0.564422
2005-01-24 0.120000 0.487211
2004-10-21 0.120000 0.523446
2004-07-22 0.120000 0.445682
2004-04-22 0.120000 0.425381
2004-01-22 0.120000 0.468384
2003-10-22 0.120000 0.415512
2003-07-23 0.120000 0.426439
2003-04-23 0.120000 0.417973
2003-01-30 0.090000 0.362757
2002-10-23 0.090000 0.318021
2002-07-24 0.090000 0.360072
2002-04-24 0.090000 0.325380
2002-01-23 0.090000 0.319716
2001-10-24 0.090000 0.307745
2001-07-24 0.090000 0.332410
2001-04-24 0.079000 0.301527
2001-01-24 0.079000 0.271945
2000-10-24 0.079000 0.297832
2000-07-24 0.079000 0.282143
2000-04-24 0.079000 0.269510
2000-01-24 0.079000 0.260350
1999-10-22 0.079000 0.277193
1999-07-22 0.079000 0.310184
1999-04-22 0.068750 0.278305
1999-01-22 0.068750 0.365449
1998-10-23 0.068750 0.317231
1998-07-23 0.068750 0.283688
1998-04-23 0.068750 0.307908
1998-01-23 0.068750 0.398190
1997-10-23 0.068750 0.380623
1997-07-23 0.068750 0.365752
1997-04-23 0.068750 0.509259
1997-01-23 0.058750 0.494087
1996-10-23 0.058750 0.520055
1996-07-23 0.058750 0.574046
1996-04-23 0.058750 0.613377
1996-01-23 0.058750 0.651646
1995-10-23 0.058750 0.669039
1995-07-21 0.058750 0.701493
1995-04-19 0.051250 0.592058
1995-01-19 0.051250 0.699360
1994-10-19 0.051250 0.676289
1994-07-19 0.051250 0.786571
1994-04-19 0.045000 0.638581
1994-01-19 0.045000 0.606316
1993-10-19 0.045000 0.635762
1993-07-20 0.045000 0.676056
1993-04-20 0.038750 0.526539
1993-01-19 0.038750 0.553571
1992-10-20 0.038750 0.527660
1992-07-21 0.038750 0.590476
1992-04-21 0.033125 0.538071
1992-01-21 0.033125 0.565333
1991-10-21 0.033125 0.636637
1991-07-19 0.033125 0.670886
1991-04-19 0.033125 0.641452
1991-01-18 0.028125 0.625000
1990-10-19 0.028125 0.679245
1990-07-19 0.028125 0.626087
1990-04-19 0.028125 0.794702
1990-01-19 0.028125 0.739220
1989-10-19 0.028125 0.703125
1989-07-19 0.023125 0.693208
1989-04-19 0.023125 0.762887
1989-01-19 0.023125 0.802168
1988-10-18 0.023125 0.785146
1988-07-19 0.023125 0.896970
1988-04-19 0.023125 0.930818
1988-01-19 0.023125 0.886228
1987-10-20 0.023125 1.027778
1987-07-20 0.021250 0.688607
1987-04-20 0.021250 0.777143
1987-01-20 0.021250 0.751381
1986-10-20 0.021250 0.897690
1986-07-21 0.021250 0.871795
1986-04-21 0.021250 0.891803
1986-01-17 0.021250 1.101214
1985-10-21 0.021250 1.133333
1985-07-19 0.020000 1.190697
1985-04-19 0.020000 1.273631
1985-01-18 0.020000 1.312820
1984-10-19 0.020000 1.248780
1984-07-19 0.020000 1.406593
1984-04-18 0.020000 1.398907
1984-01-19 0.020000 1.446327
1983-10-19 0.020000 1.333333
1983-07-19 0.020000 1.462857
1983-04-19 0.020000 1.391304
1983-01-19 0.018750 1.411765
1982-10-19 0.018750 1.445783
1982-07-20 0.018750 1.666667
1982-04-20 0.018750 1.643836
1982-01-19 0.018750 1.860464
1981-10-20 0.018750 2.000000
1981-07-20 0.017500 1.750000
1981-04-20 0.017500 1.600000
1981-01-20 0.017500 1.898305
1980-10-21 0.017500 1.851239
1980-07-21 0.016875 1.727999
1980-04-21 0.016875 2.273683
1980-01-21 0.016875 1.911503
1979-10-19 0.016875 1.785123
1979-07-19 0.016875 1.648854
1979-04-19 0.016875 1.500000
1979-01-19 0.016875 1.421053
1978-10-19 0.015625 1.342281
1978-07-19 0.015625 1.234568
1978-04-19 0.015625 1.197604
1978-01-19 0.015625 1.212121
1977-10-19 0.015625 1.098901
1977-07-19 0.015625 0.975609
1977-04-19 0.013750 0.880000
1977-01-19 0.013750 0.893401
1976-10-19 0.013750 0.880000
1976-07-20 0.013750 0.803653
1976-04-20 0.011875 0.697248
1976-01-19 0.011875 0.620408
1975-10-20 0.011875 0.630705
1975-07-21 0.010625 0.571429
1975-04-21 0.010625 0.559671
1975-01-20 0.010625 0.704663
1974-10-21 0.010625 0.727272
1974-07-19 0.009250 0.571981
1974-04-19 0.009250 0.548148
1974-01-21 0.008438 0.574502
1973-10-18 0.008438 0.406039
1973-07-19 0.008438 0.421900
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.29
exDividendDate 2026-10-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.09
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.022526406
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-07-20
dividendDate 2026-11-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1712588
Address1 300 Park Avenue
All Time High 109.3
All Time Low 0.6875
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,925,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,797,429
Average Volume 4,797,429
Average Volume10Days 4,925,040
Beta 0.322
Bid 91.79
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 5
Book Value 0.296
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 92.67
Current Ratio 1.026
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 95.33
Day Low 92.12
Debt To Equity 1,388.163
Display Name Colgate-Palmolive
Dividend Date 1,794,528,000
Dividend Yield 2.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Growth -0.055
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.067
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 4,983,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.23676
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.177
Enterprise To Revenue 3.83
Enterprise Value 80,608,002,048
Eps Current Year 3.86693
Eps Forward 4.0859
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 89.1334
Fifty Day Average Change 3.5365982
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.039677586
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.125881
Fifty Two Week High 99.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.6600037
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.067049265
Fifty Two Week Low 74.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.119995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24305828
Fifty Two Week Range 74.55 - 99.33
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 105,197,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.32
Float Shares 748,353,965
Forward Eps 4.0859
Forward P E 22.680439
Free Cashflow 3,458,374,912
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 33,600
Fullday Change 0.29000092
Fullday Change Percent 0.31293938
Fullday Price 92.96
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.60431
Gross Profits 12,718,999,552
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0015
Held Percent Institutions 0.86336
Implied Shares Outstanding 797,172,829
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Ir Website http://investor.colgate.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,505,600
Last Dividend Value 0.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,368,662,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items. This segment markets and sells its products under the Colgate, Palmolive, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Soupline, and Suavitel brands to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors, as well as dentists and skin health professionals. It also offers pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. The Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic pet products to help nutritionally support dogs and cats in different stages of health under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand; and a fresh pet food sold to pet specialty and other retailers in Australia under Prime100 brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Colgate-Palmolive Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 73,873,997,824
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_53837907
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,038,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 68,501,061,195
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 94.26
Operating Cashflow 4,456,000,000
Operating Margins 0.20966
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.8228
Peg Ratio 1.69
Phone 212 310 2000
Pre Market Change 0.3199997
Pre Market Change Percent 0.3454228
Pre Market Price 92.96
Pre Market Time 1,792,137,663
Previous Close 92.78
Price Eps Current Year 23.964746
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 313.0743
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.509954
Profit Margins 0.096829996
Quick Ratio 0.555
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.04762
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.118561
Regular Market Day High 95.33
Regular Market Day Low 92.12
Regular Market Day Range 92.12 - 95.33
Regular Market Open 94.26
Regular Market Previous Close 92.78
Regular Market Price 92.67
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 8,165,603
Return On Assets 0.15838
Return On Equity 2.67367
Revenue Growth 0.049
Revenue Per Share 26.194
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 797,172,829
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.030199999
Shares Short 24,041,443
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 17,171,315
Short Name Colgate-Palmolive Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0337
Short Ratio 4.48
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol CL
Target High Price 110.0
Target Low Price 87.0
Target Mean Price 98.1
Target Median Price 100.0
Total Cash 1,452,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 1.823
Total Debt 7,856,999,936
Total Revenue 21,046,999,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.09
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.022526406
Trailing Eps 2.54
Trailing P E 36.484253
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.566
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 88.9178
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.7521973
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.042198494
Type Disp Equity
Volume 8,165,603
Website https://www.colgatepalmolive.com
Zip 10,022-7499