CL
Colgate-PalmoliveNYSEConsumer StaplesHousehold & Personal ProductsSnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, CL has a composite score of 19.0, indicating a "mild favorable" signal. This score is influenced by a medium confidence level of 73.9 and strengths in management (84.4) and quality (78.3). The top drivers affecting this score include macroeconomic factors such as labor, inflation, rates, and growth. The analysis is provisional, reflecting the latest updates from various sources.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share1.00
- Slope (norm)0.01
- Bonus0.00
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2024-Q3, 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $0.97 → $0.95 (-1.9% / 30d). 0 raised, 11 cut, 15 covering analysts.
2 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 8 maintained. 65% of analysts rate Buy.
5 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 12.9% above current price.
0 positive, 1 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
4 material events in the last 24 months — top 4 listed below.
Stated priorities
2 priorityies extracted from earnings transcripts (as of 2026-05-08).
- 1.Implement Strategic Growth and Productivity Programgrowthbehind0% progress
5/1: “The Board approved a three-year productivity program to drive future growth and support the Company’s 2030 strategy.”
Why this status
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The program aims to align organizational structure and optimize the supply chain. However, financials show limited progress with revenue declining from $5.13B in 2025-Q3 to $4.79B in 2025-Q4. The status is currently behind, indicating challenges in execution.
- 2.Optimize Global Supply Chainsupply chainmixed0% progress
5/1: “The program includes initiatives to optimize the Company’s global supply chain to drive agility and efficiencies.”
Why this status
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The focus is on enhancing supply chain agility and efficiency. Despite this, operating income decreased from $1.06B in 2025-Q3 to $1.08B in 2025-Q4, showing limited progress. The status is on watch, indicating ongoing monitoring of this priority.
Guidance track record
Insufficient guidance history for this ticker.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 24%; 252d 21%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −19%. Bad day move −2%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLP) — 1.21 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 100/100.
Sub-scores — vol 65/100, drawdown 63/100, beta 79/100, earnings vol —.
via XLP
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
- #1
Implement Strategic Growth and Productivity Program
GrowthNew since 2026-05-04Focus on aligning organizational structure and optimizing supply chain to support growth and 2030 strategy.
BehindStated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The program aims to align organizational structure and optimize the supply chain. However, financials show limited progress with revenue declining from $5.13B in 2025-Q3 to $4.79B in 2025-Q4. The status is currently behind, indicating challenges in execution.
0%CEO/CFO:“The Board approved a three-year productivity program to drive future growth and support the Company’s 2030 strategy.”Multiple sourcesSource dated 2026-05-01Stated 2 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-05-04Show history (2)
- 2026-Q1Multiple sources
“The Board approved a three-year productivity program to drive future growth.”
- 2025-Q3Multiple sources
“The Company announced a strategic growth and productivity program.”
- #2
Optimize Global Supply Chain
Supply chainNew since 2026-05-04Enhance supply chain agility and efficiency as part of the Strategic Growth and Productivity Program.
Watch →MixedStated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The focus is on enhancing supply chain agility and efficiency. Despite this, operating income decreased from $1.06B in 2025-Q3 to $1.08B in 2025-Q4, showing limited progress. The status is on watch, indicating ongoing monitoring of this priority.
0%CEO/CFO:“The program includes initiatives to optimize the Company’s global supply chain to drive agility and efficiencies.”Multiple sourcesSource dated 2026-05-01Stated 2 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-05-04Show history (2)
- 2026-Q1Multiple sources
“The program includes initiatives to optimize the Company’s global supply chain.”
- 2025-Q3Multiple sources
“The Company aims to optimize its global supply chain.”
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
P/E over the last 5 years
71 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CL Colgate-Palmolive | +19 | fair | moderate |
WMT Walmart | -9.3 | expensive | low |
COST Costco | +3.9 | expensive | moderate |
PG Procter & Gamble | +15 | fair | low |
KO Coca-Cola Company (The) | +14 | full | low |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If next-quarter guidance is raised (currently LOWERED as of 2026-05-01)+16 pts
- If consumer_staples sector trend rises from +0.05 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If inflation state reverses from -0.34 (negative) to +0.34 (positive)+3.4 pts
- If labor state reverses from -0.31 (negative) to +0.31 (positive)-6.2 pts
- If consumer_staples sector trend falls from +0.05 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-05-017d agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 1, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 56 - 2026-05-017d agoItem 2.05
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. As previously disclosed, on July 31, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a three-year productivity program to drive future growth and support the Company’s 2030 strategy (the “Strategic Growth and Productivity Program”). The program includes initiatives to better align the Company’s organizational structure to support its strategic initiatives, optimize the Company’s global supply chain to drive agility and efficiencies…
product or strategy shiftnegativescore 48 - 2026-04-0929d agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Jennifer M. Daniels, who has served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) since 2014, has communicated to the Company her intention to retire from the Company in 2026. As a result, on April 8, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) elected Betsy Fishbone, currently Executive Vice Presid…
executive changeneutralscore 29 - 2026-03-121mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 12, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate-Palmolive”) elected Christopher S. Boerner, Ph.D., Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“Bristol Myers Squibb”), to the Colgate-Palmolive Board, effective March 15, 2026. Dr. Boerner, 55, has served as Chief Executive O…
executive changeneutralscore 21 - 2026-01-303mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 30, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 7
Score history
The composite score, snapshot by snapshot. The dotted line at zero separates leaning-positive from leaning-negative.
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