NYSE:CLHousehold Products
What Colgate-Palmolive (CL)'s Q1 Margin Squeeze And Reaffirmed 2026 Outlook Mean For Shareholders
In the first quarter of 2026, Colgate-Palmolive reported sales of US$5,324 million, up from US$4,911 million a year earlier, while net income eased to US$646 million from US$690 million and diluted EPS slipped to US$0.80 from US$0.85.
Despite pressure on margins from higher input costs, management kept its full-year 2026 net sales growth outlook of 2% to 6%, signaling confidence in its pricing and volume strategy across key markets.
We’ll now examine how this combination of stronger sales,...