CL

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Consumer Staples · NYSE · Market cap $70.5bn

$94.11

as of 16 Oct 2026, 5% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 1.68%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Earnings cover: 1.1×Pays 89% of earnings
Cash cover: 2.1×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +3.3% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date: Declared20 Oct 2026Quarterly dividend of $0.53

Compared with US companies in Household & Personal Products (10)

Trailing yield is lower than 7 of the 9 other US companies in Household & Personal Products.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 60

CL against US companies in Household & Personal Products (10)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of CL’s past readings.

P/E26.3×P12, good for this measure
Yield2.3%P82, good for this measure
FCF payout47.2%P5, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA5.56P5, good for this measure
DGR 5y3.4%P15, poor for this measure
ROIC7.2%P85, good for this measure

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