The Procter & Gamble Company · PG · FY2027 Q1 · Calendar Q4 2026

P&G Starts FY2027 With Volume-Led Organic Growth

P&G's Q1 showed encouraging volume-led growth and reported share gains, supporting the view that resilient demand can sustain progress. The evidence is not conclusive for the full year: management kept guidance unchanged while highlighting rising costs, pricing pressure and potential near-term timing effects.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive $364.66B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $1.88
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $22.80B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +5.9% Event window
SPY move -1.2% Same window
Abnormal move +7.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
PGSPY benchmark

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What changed

The current quarter added evidence of broad-based volume momentum: organic sales grew 4% year over year, with share gains cited across categories and regions. Management also highlighted a 250-basis-point productivity improvement, while keeping FY2027 guidance unchanged as commodity, energy and freight pressures increase.

Guidance delta

Management maintained FY2027 guidance: organic sales growth of 1%-3%, core EPS of $6.89-$7.11 and capex of 4.5%-5.5% of sales.

Key takeaways

  • Organic sales grew 4% year over year, with volume driving most of the growth.
  • Management cited share gains across all categories and regions, including stronger positions with top U.S. retailers.
  • Cost pressures are expected to rise, while productivity, pricing with innovation and supply-chain digitization are the main offsets.

Management priorities

  • Scale product innovation across brands including Pantene, Amoira, Charmin and Bounty Essentials.
  • Continue investment in Supply Chain 3.0, digital automation and productivity.
  • Expand the Thorn business internationally and provide more detail at the November 19 Investor Day.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PG REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $21B Q2 '24 actual $21B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $20B Q3 '24 actual $20B, miss Q4 '24 estimate $21B Q4 '24 actual $21B, miss Q1 '25 estimate $22B Q1 '25 actual $22B, miss Q4 '25 estimate $21B Q4 '25 actual $21B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $22B Q1 '26 actual $22B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $22B Q2 '26 actual $22B, miss Q3 '26 estimate $21B Q3 '26 actual $21B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $21B Q4 '26 actual $21B, miss Q1 '27 estimate $23B Q2 '27 estimate $23B Q3 '27 estimate $22B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold51 ratings
Bullish2651.0%
Neutral2447.0%
Bearish12.0%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$165.78Current
$40Low
$160.17Average
$192High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 20, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainOct 14, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform In LineUpgradeOct 6, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainSep 30, 2026
Argus Research Hold BuyDowngradeAug 7, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $165.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
RBC CapitalNik Modi$166$147.36 +0.1%Oct 6, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$166$145.94 +0.1%Oct 6, 2026
BernsteinCristian Rios$149$146.25 -10.1%Aug 24, 2026
HSBCDiego Serrano$149$146.15 -10.1%Jul 30, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$142$146.15 -14.3%Jul 29, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

The Procter & Gamble Company, commonly referred to as P&G, is a global enterprise that supplies a broad spectrum of branded consumer products to markets worldwide. The company's operations are divided into five main business divisions: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers an assortment of hair care products, including conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments, under popular names like Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice. It also features antiperspirants, deodorants, personal cleansing solutions, and skin care items from brands such as Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, and SK-II. Within the Grooming division, P&G provides a range of shave care products and grooming appliances, prominently featuring brands like Braun, Gillette, and Venus. The Health Care unit encompasses oral hygiene essentials, including toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other dental care products sold under the Crest and Oral-B brand names.…

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Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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