Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, the Company sells its products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, eltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA Skin, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet. The Company is recognized for its leadership and innovation in promoting environmental sustainability and community well-being, including its achievements in saving water, reducing waste, promoting recyclability and improving children's oral health through its Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program, which has reached more than one billion children since 1991.

Company profile

Ticker

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.colgatepalmolive.com

CEO

Noel Wallace

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

New York

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Manufacturing > Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing

Industry (SIC)

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations

Avon Products • Estee Lauder Cos. • Coty • Olaplex • Yatsen Holding • Revlon Consumer Products • Revlon • Inter Parfums • e.l.f. Beauty • Avadim Health ...

SEC CIK

0000021665

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

Underwriting Agreements

Plans of Reorganization

Indentures

Material Contracts & Credit Agreements

Subsidiaries Lists

Subsidiaries

887357 Ontario Inc. • Cleaning Dimensions, Inc. • COLGALIVE S.A. • Colgate (BVI) Limited • Colgate (Guangzhou) Company Limited • Colgate (U.K.) Limited • Colgate Business Services of the Americas • Colgate Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. • Colgate Global Business Services Private Limited • Colgate Holdings ...

IRS number

131815595

CL stock data

1M 1Y 5Y

News

From Benzinga Pro

Looking Into Colgate-Palmolive's Recent Short Interest

11 May 22

Colgate-Palmolive's (NYSE:CL) short percent of float has risen 26.96% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 12.25 million shares sold short, which is 1.46% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Colgate-Palmolive's Return On Invested Capital Insights

6 May 22

Pulled from Benzinga Pro data, Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) posted Q1 earnings of $603.00 million, an increase from Q4 of 220.74%. Sales dropped to $4.40 billion, a 0.09% decrease between quarters.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight Rating for Colgate-Palmolive: Here's What You Need To Know

3 May 22

Barclays has decided to maintain its Equal-Weight rating of Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) and lower its price target from $81.00 to $77.00. Shares of Colgate-Palmolive are trading down 0.3% over the last 24 hours, at $74.95 per share.

Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 3, 2022

3 May 22

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Colgate-Palmolive, Lowers Price Target to $77

3 May 22

Press releases

From Benzinga Pro

Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts Fireside Chat at the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum

3 May 22

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) President, Colgate-Latin America, Juan Pablo Zamorano, and Chief Investor Relations Officer and SVP, M&A, John Faucher, will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs Global

Colgate Announces 1st Quarter 2022 Results

29 Apr 22

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL): Net sales increased 1.5%, Organic sales* increased 4.0% On a GAAP basis, EPS declined 18% to $0.66; On a Base Business basis, EPS* declined 8% to $0.74 GAAP Gross

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22 Apr 22

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Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 6, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. ET

22 Apr 22

Colgate-Palmolive Outlines Progress Toward 2025 Environmental Goals in Sustainability & Social Impact Report

22 Apr 22

Analyst ratings and price targets

Last 3 months

Average target

$81.67

Low target

$77.00

High target

$88.00

Calendar

29 Apr 22

20 May 22

31 Dec 22

Financial summary

Financial statements Chart CL financial data

Quarter (USD)	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21
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Annual (USD)	Dec 21	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18
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Cash burn rate (est.)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	877M	877M	877M	877M	877M	877M
Cash burn (monthly)	(no burn)	9.83M	(no burn)	(no burn)	(no burn)	(no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	n/a	16.29M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cash remaining	n/a	860.71M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	n/a	87.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Recent insider trades

CL insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
16 May 22	Kooyman John W	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	78.4936	19,683	1.54M	7,007
16 May 22	Kooyman John W	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	72.99	19,683	1.44M	26,690
16 May 22	Kooyman John W	Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	72.99	19,683	1.44M	0
16 May 22	Philip G. Shotts	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	78.519	10,000	785.19K	46,094
16 May 22	Philip G. Shotts	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	72.99	10,000	729.9K	56,094
16 May 22	Philip G. Shotts	Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	72.99	10,000	729.9K	8,369
11 May 22	Kooyman John W	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	77.0558	2,600	200.35K	6,972
9 May 22	Kimberly A Nelson	Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	2,317	0	2,942
9 May 22	Kimberly A Nelson	Stock Option Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	77.67	3,122	242.49K	3,122
9 May 22	John T Cahill	Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	2,317	0	26,113

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership, Q1 2022

CL institutional ownership history Ownership history

77.1% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	1554	1668	-6.8%
Opened positions	95	232	-59.1%
Closed positions	209	113	+85.0%
Increased positions	547	547	–
Reduced positions	585	584	+0.2%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	48.96B	55.99B	-12.6%
Total shares	646.37M	656.52M	-1.5%
Total puts	2.65M	4.19M	-36.7%
Total calls	3.82M	3.91M	-2.3%
Total put/call ratio	0.7	1.1	-35.2%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	77.2M	$5.85B	+0.6%
BLK Blackrock	66.58M	$5.05B	+2.1%
STT State Street	49.6M	$3.76B	+0.6%
Wellington Management	41.75M	$3.17B	+1.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services	32.51M	$2.46B	-5.0%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	16.08M	$1.22B	-3.3%
Geode Capital Management	15.47M	$1.17B	+0.8%
First Eagle Investment Management	11.3M	$856.64M	-2.5%
NTRS Northern Trust	10.47M	$793.97M	+0.5%
BAC Bank Of America	10.28M	$779.25M	+9.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Loomis Sayles & Co L P	3.29K	-9M	-100.0%
Norges Bank	0	-7.61M	EXIT
Renaissance Technologies	5.69M	+3.43M	+151.6%
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co	196.33K	-2.96M	-93.8%
American Century Companies	3.73M	-2.62M	-41.2%
Millennium Management	2.56M	+1.81M	+242.0%
Massachusetts Financial Services	32.51M	-1.72M	-5.0%
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec	1.79M	+1.7M	+1915.2%
BCS Barclays	4.69M	-1.58M	-25.2%
BLK Blackrock	66.58M	+1.36M	+2.1%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

Church & Dwight • Revlon • Revlon Consumer Products • Hain Celestial • Oculus Visiontech • Prestige Consumer Healthcare • Freshpet • BARK

Management Discussion

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Colgate-Palmolive Company (together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “us” “our” the “Company” or “Colgate”) is a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. We seek to deliver sustainable, profitable growth and superior shareholder returns, as well as to provide Colgate people with an innovative and inclusive work environment. We do this by developing and selling products globally that make people’s and their pets’ lives healthier and more enjoyable and by embracing our sustainability and social impact and DE&I strategies across our organization.
We are tightly focused on two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Within these segments, we follow a closely defined business strategy to grow our key product categories and increase our overall market share. Within the categories in which we compete, we prioritize our efforts based on their capacity to maximize the use of the organization’s core competencies and strong global equities and to deliver sustainable, profitable long-term growth.

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