Colgate-Palmolive – Essential Facts You Need to Know

By Chris Stiles • Friday, December 15 10:20 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Colgate-Palmolive Company over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Household & Personal Products stock at a price of $76.45? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Colgate-Palmolive Company has moved -1.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.5%
CL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -6.26% away from its mean target price of $81.56 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.91
Colgate-Palmolive Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.43 and its forward P/E ratio is 22.3
Colgate-Palmolive Company is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
CL has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 16.0% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company has a free cash flow of $2.07 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company 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 various brands, which include Colgate, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, Irish Spring, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Lady Speed Stick, Speed Stick, EltaMD, Filorga, PCA SKIN, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Suavitel, Soupline, and Cuddly to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. It also includes 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 products to manage disease conditions in dogs and cats under the Hill's Prescription Diet 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.

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