Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Colgate-Palmolive Company gets an algorithmic score of 46/100. It trades at 86.46 $, with a sideways/transition technical trend (RSI 41.2) and 22.4% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High ROE (267.4%): generates strong profit on equity.
- Attractive free-cash-flow yield (5.3%).
- Low beta (0.04): defensive profile.
Weaknesses
- High leverage (debt/equity 1388%): rate-sensitive.
Fundamentals
| P/E | 34.04 |
| Forward P/E | 21.09 |
| PEG | 1.57 |
| P/B | 292.09 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.18 |
| P/S | 3.27 |
| ROE % | 267.37 |
| ROA % | 15.84 |
| Gross margin % | 60.43 |
| Operating margin % | 20.97 |
| Net margin % | 9.68 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 4.90 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | -5.50 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 4.29 |
| Earnings CAGR % | 6.10 |
| Debt/Equity % | 1,388.16 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 |
| FCF yield % | 5.27 |
| Dividend yield % | 2.45 |
| Payout % | 82.28 |
Returns
| 1 month | -4.7 % |
| 3 months | -5.2 % |
| 6 months | +2.1 % |
| YTD | +13.3 % |
| 1 year | +11.3 % |
| 3 years | +28.0 % |
| 5 years | +27.5 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 22.4 % |
| Beta | 0.04 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -29.1 % |
| Sharpe 1A | 0.41 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.