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COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) stock

Manufacturing·Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations·Market cap $74.2B
Auto-Brief · synthesised from 5 layers
CL · us_stock
NEUTRAL
Confidence40%
Top reasons
  1. 1energy: WTI spot price rising to 84.38 (30d avg 78.01).
  2. 2earnings: CL Q2 2026 earnings scheduled (scheduled 2026-07-31)
  3. 3Revenue growth 4.3% YoY, net margin 10.0%.
Generated 7/29/2026, 10:16:04 AM · ai:classify → deterministic:news → deterministic:macro5 layers
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Factor grades

As of 2026-07-28
Composite
C
55th percentile
Valuation
C-
40th percentile
Growth
C-
41st percentile
Profitability
B+
83rd percentile
Momentum
C+
55th percentile

Percentile grades within the stock’s sector, computed nightly from SEC filings. Statistical ranking, not investment advice.

Fair value estimate

Current price
$92.73
Fair value estimate
$62.50
Verdict
OVERVALUED
estimate 32.6% below price

Median of 5 peer-multiple estimates. Not investment advice.

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MacroBULLISHLive
1 item
  • energy: WTI spot price rising to 84.38 (30d avg 78.01).
  1. energy2026-07-20 · FRED
    WTI spot price rising to 84.38 (30d avg 78.01).
    WTI spot price latest 84.38, 30-day average 78.01. Risk-on signal for CL=F, CL, WTI.
    BULLISHForward-relevant
CatalystsNEUTRALLive
1 item
  • earnings: CL Q2 2026 earnings scheduled (scheduled 2026-07-31)
  1. earningsScheduled 2026-07-31
    CL Q2 2026 earnings scheduled
    Consensus EPS 0.98.
    NEUTRAL
FundamentalsNEUTRALLive
1 item
  • Revenue growth 4.3% YoY, net margin 10.0%.
  • Forward P/E —, FCF $3.6B.
  • Earnings beat 50% of trailing 4 quarters.
Revenue growth (YoY)
4.3%
>10% strong
Net margin
10.0%
>15% healthy
Debt / Equity
54.06
<1 conservative
Interest coverage
0.0×
>3 safe
Beta
1.00
vs. SPX
Forward P/E
Free cash flow
$3.6B
TTM
Earnings beat rate
50%
Trailing 4 quarters
As of 2026-03-31 · Issuer filings + market data
PositioningNEUTRALLive
1 item
  • COT net +81689 (Δ +19006).
  • Peers: 122 of 238 recently-briefed us stock names lean bullish.
COT net position
+81.7K
Commitments of Traders
COT Δ week-over-week
+19.0K
Direction matters
Top 13F holders
  • Blackrock Inc.72.6M sh · +3.08% QoQ
  • Vanguard Capital Management LLC52.2M sh · +100.00% QoQ
  • State Street Corporation47.7M sh · -1.56% QoQ
  • Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc33.7M sh · +8.15% QoQ
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC23.8M sh · +100.00% QoQ
As of 2026-06-30 · Meaterm
NewsNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No news in the recency window.
  • Signal steady (neutral) vs the last brief.
No news in the recency window.

Key fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)
$20.8B
Net income (TTM)
$2.1B
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$2.58
Gross margin
60.1%
Operating margin
15.4%
Net margin
10.0%

Trailing-twelve-month figures computed by Meaterm from SEC filings, refreshed nightly.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the CL factor grades?

Meaterm scores COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) on four factors — valuation, growth, profitability and momentum — plus a composite. Each grade is a percentile ranking against the stock's sector, computed nightly from SEC-filed financial data. Grades are statistical rankings, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade.

How is the fair value estimate for CL calculated?

The estimate is the median of several peer-multiple implied values — peer P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S and P/B applied to the company's own fundamentals — plus a sell-side consensus target when one is available. Peers come from the same industry, matched by size. It is a statistical reference point, not a price target and not investment advice.

Where does the data on this page come from?

Fundamentals and factor grades are computed by Meaterm from SEC filings and refreshed nightly. Positioning context comes from public CFTC and FINRA releases, and macro series from FRED. Every signal, grade and estimate shown is Meaterm’s own computation.

Is CL a good stock to invest in?

Meaterm does not answer that question. This page shows how COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL) ranks statistically against sector peers on valuation, growth, profitability and momentum, and where its price sits relative to a peer-multiple estimate. Use it as research context alongside your own analysis — nothing on this page is investment advice.

How often is this page updated?

Factor grades, fundamentals and the company profile refresh nightly after each trading day. The brief layers — macro, catalysts, positioning and news — are composed when the page loads, and the fair value estimate is recomputed with recent quotes during the day.

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