Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Colgate-Palmolive Company
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Colgate-Palmolive Company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Household & Personal Products industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Colgate-Palmolive Company at a Glance
| Company | Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| Ticker | CL |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $88.77 |
| Market cap | $70.77B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 34.95 |
| EPS (trailing) | $2.54 |
| 52-week high | $99.33 |
| 52-week low | $74.55 |
| Dividend yield | 2.39% |
| Ex-dividend date | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 267.37% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1388.16% |
| Average volume | 4.72M |
| Shares outstanding | 797.17M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
| Employees | 33,600 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is Colgate-Palmolive Company's current P/E ratio?
- Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has a trailing P/E ratio of 34.95 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company's market cap is $70.77B based on our latest snapshot. See how it ranks by market cap →
- What is CL's 52-week range?
- Over the past 52 weeks, CL has traded between $74.55 and $99.33. What does the 52-week range mean? →
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- Does Colgate-Palmolive Company pay a dividend?
- Colgate-Palmolive Company's trailing annual dividend yield is 2.39%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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- CL is listed on the NYSE. Browse all NYSE-listed stocks →
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compare with Consumer Defensive peers →
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