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Colgate-Palmolive Company · CL · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
Colgate-Palmolive: Broad Growth and Margin Expansion Continue
Colgate-Palmolive's current transcript supports a constructive operating narrative: broad category growth, emerging-market demand, premium innovation and productivity initiatives are offsetting a difficult cost environment. The thesis is not yet risk-free because U.S. toothpaste execution, cost inflation and the returns on advertising and AI investment remain important tests.
Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive
$74.26B market cap
80quality score
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Consensus $0.93
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Consensus $5.34B
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Market reaction
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Stock move
+3.6%
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-1.8%
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+5.4%
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What drove CL's +3.6% move after FY2026 Q3 earnings?What changed in CL's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for CL after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior quarter, management's tone became more confident and guidance sentiment moved from maintained to raised. The current analysis adds stronger reported momentum across categories, broader deployment of PromoAI and a proprietary innovation platform, the U.S. Fresh Single Protein launch, and continued progress in the U.S. toothpaste turnaround.
Guidance delta
Management's guidance sentiment was raised, with confidence supported by margin expansion, productivity actions, premium innovation and emerging-market demand.
Key takeaways
- Organic sales grew across all four categories, with emerging markets and premium innovation providing support.
- Management highlighted margin expansion from pricing, productivity programs and premiumization despite cost pressure.
- AI-enabled product ideation, PromoAI and higher advertising are central to the growth and efficiency plan.
- Hill's pet-care performance remained a strength, while the U.S. toothpaste turnaround is still developing.
Management priorities
- Scale PromoAI and the proprietary AI innovation platform.
- Accelerate premium innovation, including Fresh Single Protein diets and Optic White.
- Increase advertising intensity while improving return on spend through AI.
- Improve U.S. omni-channel execution and continue the productivity program through 2028.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$95.22Current
$76Low
$93.66Average
$121High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Rothschild& Co | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 21, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2024 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Perform | Peer Perform | Maintain | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | May 3, 2022 |
| Redburn Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jan 26, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 23, 2018 |
| B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Societe Generale | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Nov 29, 2017 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Sep 9, 2016 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 26, 2016 |
| B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 1, 2016 |
| B. Riley | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 1, 2016 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jun 18, 2015 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jun 10, 2014 |
| FirstEnergy Capital | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Nomura | Reduce | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Batlivala & Karani | Outperform | Underperform | Upgrade | Sep 21, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $95.22. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $94.14 | +11.3% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $87.47 | -0.2% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $104 | $91.67 | +9.2% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $91.31 | +6.1% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $92.4 | +9.2% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $92.29 | +14.5% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $95 | $95.03 | -0.2% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Cristian Rios | $96 | $89.39 | +0.8% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $85.5 | +5.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $99 | $85.78 | +4.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $83.53 | +5.0% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Lauren Lieberman | $79 | $83.94 | -17.0% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $86.04 | +7.1% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $85.55 | -3.4% | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $92 | $85.55 | -3.4% | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $100 | $95.09 | +5.0% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $96.17 | -2.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Lauren Lieberman | $88 | $91.89 | -7.6% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $100 | $90.29 | +5.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $90.29 | -1.3% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $94 | $90.29 | -1.3% | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $89.45 | +0.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Lauren Lieberman | $83 | $84.32 | -12.8% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Peter Grom | $93 | $83.27 | -2.3% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $81.93 | -9.7% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $77.2 | -7.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $78.95 | -10.7% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $76.11 | -7.6% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Robert Ottenstein | $94 | $75.62 | -1.3% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $87 | $76.57 | -8.6% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $77.81 | -9.7% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $78.64 | -3.4% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $78.31 | -11.8% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Barclays | Lauren Lieberman | $82 | $79.94 | -13.9% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $83.36 | +0.8% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $93.19 | -6.5% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Korinne Wolfmeyer | $121 | $103.31 | +27.1% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $100 | $105.73 | +5.0% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $105 | $98.08 | +10.3% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $103 | $93.3 | +8.2% | May 28, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Chris Graja | $107 | $94.57 | +12.4% | May 15, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $98 | $90.12 | +2.9% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $95 | $91.01 | -0.2% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $94 | $87.65 | -1.3% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Robert Ottenstein | $96 | $87.88 | +0.8% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Olivia Tong | $91 | $83.72 | -4.4% | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Casey | $81 | $75.62 | -14.9% | Jul 28, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $77.61 | -9.7% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $78.02 | -16.0% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $77.05 | -8.6% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala | $85 | $72.82 | -10.7% | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $70.25 | -21.2% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $80 | $80.43 | -16.0% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $81.1 | -22.3% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $80.22 | -5.5% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $75.52 | -18.1% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $75.13 | -25.4% | May 23, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $75.18 | -19.1% | May 3, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $75.18 | -16.0% | May 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $75.37 | -7.6% | May 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $77.06 | -13.9% | May 2, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Andrea Faria Teixeira | $79 | $77.05 | -17.0% | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jason English | $95 | $76.42 | -0.2% | Apr 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Wendy Nicholson | $86 | $82.45 | -9.7% | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Christopher Carey | $76 | $82.45 | -20.2% | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala | $90 | $82.45 | -5.5% | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Kevin Grundy | $89 | $84.76 | -6.5% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Bryan Spillane | $80 | $73.57 | -16.0% | Oct 5, 2021 |
| UBS | Peter Grom | $89 | $73.57 | -6.5% | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $88 | $78.63 | -7.6% | Aug 2, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationOperating globally, Colgate-Palmolive Company and its affiliated entities are engaged in the production and distribution of a diverse range of consumer goods. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: Oral, Personal and Home Care, and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care division encompasses a broad array of offerings, spanning oral hygiene (e.g., toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes), personal care (e.g., bar and liquid soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants, antiperspirants, skin health items), and home care solutions (e.g., dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners).…
Historical context
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