Colgate-Palmolive (CL)$90.61
Market Cap: 73.54 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Colgate-Palmolive (CL).
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
DCF ready
Valuation
22.0x
EV/FCF, 4.5% FCF yield
Quality
27.0%
ROIC, 17.8% FCF margin
Growth
4.4%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
145.2x
Debt/equity, 0.8x current ratio
Superinvestors
6
Top: First Eagle Investment Management (1.2%)
Strengths to research
- Return on equity is strong at 3948.1%.
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 17.8%.
- 6 tracked superinvestors report a position.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
- Debt/equity is high at 145.2x.
- Current ratio is below 1 at 0.8x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for CL.
Grade C
62
/ 100
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Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| CL Target | Colgate-Palmolive | $73.5B | 34.5x | 22.0x | 27.0% | 4.4% | 17.8% | 60.1% | 1.7x | N/A |
| KVUE | Kenvue Inc | $45.4B | 23.1x | 25.7x | 13.7% | N/A | 11.4% | 58.1% | -0.4x | N/A |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark | $43.4B | 16.3x | 26.1x | 134.6% | -3.0% | 10.0% | 36.0% | -0.2x | N/A |
| UL | Unilever PLC | $155.9B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LRLCF | L'Oreal SA | $235.6B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CHD | Church & Dwight | $22.8B | 31.9x | 22.5x | 11.9% | 4.8% | 17.6% | 44.7% | 1.4x | N/A |
| EL | Estee Lauder Cos. | $20.8B | -28.0x | 26.6x | -29.3% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 74.0% | -66.4x | N/A |
| CLX | Clorox Co. | $17.0B | 14.6x | 25.4x | 28.9% | 1.1% | 10.7% | 45.2% | N/A | N/A |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | $372.4B | 22.2x | 25.8x | 30.6% | 3.5% | 16.7% | N/A | -0.4x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for CL (annual).
6 superinvestors own CL
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 8,116,782 | $692M | 1.17% | 0.0% |
| Yacktman Asset Management Yacktman Asset Management | 789,400 | $67M | 0.90% | 0.0% |
| Jensen Investment Management Jensen Investment Management | 118,640 | $10M | 0.20% | 0.0% |
| Dodge & Cox Dodge & Cox | 14,000 | $1M | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Lindsell Train Lindsell Train | 10,000 | $852,000 | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| David Katz Matrix Asset Advisors | 2,383 | $203,000 | 0.02% | 0.0% |