Colgate-Palmolive Company chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 21.48
Dividend & Yield1.88$ (2.59%)
Beta 0.48
Market capitalization 61.41B
Operating cash flow 2.56B
ESG Scores 22.1

Company description

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items. This segment markets and sells its products under various brands, which include Colgate, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, Irish Spring, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Lady Speed Stick, Speed Stick, EltaMD, Filorga, PCA SKIN, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Suavitel, Soupline, and Cuddly to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. It also includes pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. The Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic products to manage disease conditions in dogs and cats under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Sector: Consumer Defensive - Industry: Household & Personal Products

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.67
Working Capital6.26
Return On Equity3.56
Debt To Equity11.78
Fixed Asset Ratio0.22
Fixed Interest Cover19.95

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities 36M 520M 14M -115M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -2.1B -779M -592M -1.6B
Net Borrowings 1.43B -577M -100M 1.65B
Total Cash From Financing Activities -870M -2.92B -2.77B -952M
Change To Operating Activities 87M -26M -55M -51M
Issuance Of Stock 498M 874M 424M 418M
Net Income 2.37B 2.69B 2.17B 1.78B
Change In Cash 157M 5M -56M -57M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -7M -16M -15M -60M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 3.13B 3.72B 3.33B 2.56B
Depreciation 519M 539M 556M 545M
Change To Account Receivables 19M 138M -84M -227M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -126M -238M -99M -18M
Change To Netincome 182M 104M 800M 952M
Capital Expenditures -335M -410M -567M -696M

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 3.3B 3.65B 3.09B 2.66B
Net Income 2.37B 2.69B 2.17B 1.78B
Selling General Administrative 5.62B 6.09B 6.48B 6.62B
Gross Profit 9.34B 10.02B 10.38B 10.25B
Ebit 3.64B 3.79B 3.82B 3.6B
Operating Income 3.64B 3.79B 3.82B 3.6B
Interest Expense -192M -183M -117M -167M
Income Tax Expense 774M 787M 749M 693M
Total Revenue 15.69B 16.47B 17.42B 17.97B
Cost Of Revenue 6.36B 6.45B 7.05B 7.72B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -343M -141M -734M -944M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 2.53B 2.86B 2.34B 1.97B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 2.37B 2.69B 2.17B 1.78B

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 14.48B 14.82B 14.07B 14.93B
Total Stockholder Equity 117M 743M 609M 401M
Other Current Liabilities 471M 517M 449M 371M
Total Assets 15.03B 15.92B 15.04B 15.73B
Common Stock 1.47B 1.47B 1.47B 1.47B
Other Current Assets 433M 476M 537M 585M
Retained Earnings 22.5B 23.7B 24.35B 24.57B
Treasury Stock -26.34B -27.39B -28.48B -29.18B
Cash 883M 888M 832M 775M
Total Current Liabilities 4.04B 4.4B 4.05B 4B
Other Stockholder Equity -4.28B -4.35B -4.39B -4.06B
Property, Plant, and Equipment 4.25B 4.24B 4.26B 4.79B
Total Current Assets 4.18B 4.34B 4.4B 5.11B
Net Tangible Assets -6.06B -5.97B -5.14B -4.87B
Net Receivables 1.44B 1.26B 1.3B 1.5B
Accounts Payable 1.24B 1.39B 1.48B 1.55B


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
CAHILL JOHN TSale at price 73.83 per share.D2023-02-27Director5.7k
CAHILL JOHN TConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 71.65 per share.D2023-02-27Director5.7k
POLK MICHAEL BSale at price 73.48 per share.D2023-02-27Director5.56k
POLK MICHAEL BConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 71.65 per share.D2023-02-27Director5.7k
HARRIS C. MARTIN M.D.Sale at price 74.25 per share.D2023-02-21Director5.7k
HARRIS C. MARTIN M.D.Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 71.65 per share.D2023-02-21Director5.7k
DANIELS JENNIFER MSale at price 73.31 per share.D2023-02-17Officer4.92k
KOOYMAN JOHN WSale at price 73.30 per share.D2023-02-17Officer1.51k
MASSEY SALLYSale at price 73.25 per share.D2023-02-17Officer1.01k
DANIELS JENNIFER MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer9.36k
WALLACE NOEL RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Chief Executive Officer45.46k
TSOURAPAS PANAGIOTISStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer9.36k
KOOYMAN JOHN WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer2.78k
PARAMESWARAN PRABHAStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer9.36k
MASSEY SALLYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer1.67k
MALCOLM GREGORYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-16Officer1.01k
NORRINGTON LORRIE MSale at price 74.13 per share.D2023-02-01Director5.7k
NORRINGTON LORRIE MConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 71.65 per share.D2023-02-01Director5.7k
BILBREY JOHN P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 78.40 per share.D2023-01-03Director271
NORRINGTON LORRIE MStock Award(Grant) at price 78.40 per share.D2023-01-03Director271
EDWARDS LISA MARIEStock Award(Grant) at price 78.40 per share.D2023-01-03Director119
BILBREY JOHN P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 75.71 per share.D2022-10-03Director280
NORRINGTON LORRIE MStock Award(Grant) at price 75.71 per share.D2022-10-03Director280
MASSEY SALLYSale at price 77.58 per share.D2022-09-13Officer656
PARAMESWARAN PRABHASale at price 78.80 per share.D2022-08-29Officer48.78k
PARAMESWARAN PRABHAConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-08-29Officer48.78k
TSOURAPAS PANAGIOTISConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-08-16Officer35.98k
VERDUIN PATRICIASale at price 80.09 per share.D2022-08-05Chief Technology Officer49.07k
VERDUIN PATRICIAConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 73.00 per share.D2022-08-05Chief Technology Officer49.07k
DANIELS JENNIFER MSale at price 81.25 per share.D2022-08-04Officer24.7k
DANIELS JENNIFER MConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 73.00 per share.D2022-08-04Officer24.7k
WALLACE NOEL RSale at price 81.27 per share.D2022-08-04Chief Executive Officer51.66k
WALLACE NOEL RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-08-04Chief Executive Officer51.66k
NORRINGTON LORRIE MStock Award(Grant) at price 77.62 per share.D2022-07-01Director273
BILBREY JOHN P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 77.62 per share.D2022-07-01Director273
WALLACE NOEL RSale at price 79.34 per share.D2022-06-06Chief Executive Officer50k
WALLACE NOEL RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-06-06Chief Executive Officer50k
SHOTTS PHILIP G.Sale at price 78.52 per share.D2022-05-16Officer10k
SHOTTS PHILIP G.Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-05-16Officer10k
KOOYMAN JOHN WSale at price 78.49 per share.D2022-05-16Officer19.68k
KOOYMAN JOHN WConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 72.99 per share.D2022-05-16Officer19.68k
KOOYMAN JOHN WSale at price 77.06 per share.D2022-05-11Officer2.6k
SADOVE STEPHEN IStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.I2022-05-09Director2.32k
CAHILL JOHN TStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
HUND-MEJEAN MARTINAStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
POLK MICHAEL BStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
NORRINGTON LORRIE MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
BILBREY JOHN P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
NELSON KIMBERLY AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
HARRIS C. MARTIN M.D.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director2.32k
EDWARDS LISA MARIEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-09Director1.74k

Insider transaction explanations

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Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Colgate-Palmolive Company

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 11.38% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

11.38 %

Latent gain

461.45 $

Invested capital

4053.27 $

Annualized return

1.37 %
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Momentum strategy results on Colgate-Palmolive Company

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 13.61% of return on Colgate-Palmolive Company. That represents 1286.96$ of latent gain with 9454.96$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 13.24% of return on Colgate-Palmolive Company. That represents 965.01$ of latent gain with 7286.03$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

13.61 %

Latent gain

1286.96 $

Invested capital

9454.96 $

Annualized return

2.48 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

13.24 %

Latent gain

965.01 $

Invested capital

7286.03 $

Annualized return

1.7 %

Momentum equity curve on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Colgate-Palmolive Company are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Colgate-Palmolive Company since the beginning:

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Colgate-Palmolive Company

Buy the dip entry openings on Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive Company

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Colgate-Palmolive Company is 15.58%. That represents 849.82$ of latent gain with 5455.22$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Colgate-Palmolive Company stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Colgate-Palmolive Company, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

15.58 %

Latent gain

849.82 $

Invested capital

5455.22 $

Annualized return

2.48 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Note: the dividends potentially given by Colgate-Palmolive Company are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Colgate-Palmolive Company

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Equity curve comparison on Colgate-Palmolive Company

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Colgate-Palmolive Company investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive Company investment comparison

Performance comparison on Colgate-Palmolive Company

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 11.38% 461.45$ 4053.27$ 1.37%
Momentum 1 quarter 13.61% 1286.96$ 9454.96$ 1.69%
Momentum 2 quarters 13.24% 965.01$ 7286.03$ 1.7%
Non-directional 15.58% 849.82$ 5455.22$ 2.48%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

1.37 %

Momentum 1Q

1.7 %

Momentum 2Q

1.7 %

Non-directional

2.48 %

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    Company information

    Company name Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Country United States
    City New York
    Address 300 Park Avenue
    Phone 212 310 2000
    Website www.colgatepalmolive.com
    FullTime employees 33800
    Industry Household & Personal Products
    Sector Consumer Defensive
    Exchange XNYS
    Ticker CL
    Market www.nyse.com

    Colgate-Palmolive Company ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 6.1
    Peer Environment Performance 8.4282142857143
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil no
    Nuclear no
    Fur Leather no
    GMO no
    Coal no
    Pesticides no
    Animal Testing yes

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 9.4
    Peer Social Performance 8.9571428571429
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy 3
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance 1.75
    Adult no
    Gambling no
    Alcoholic no
    Tobacco no
    Catholic no
    Controversial Weapons no
    Small Arms no
    Military Contract no
    Peer Count yes

    Related Controversy: Society & Community Incidents


    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 6.7
    Peer Governance Performance 7.4782142857143
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: 22.1
    Environment Score: 6.1
    Social Score: 9.4
    Governance Score: 6.7

    ESG Performance: AVG_PERF

    Peer Group: Household Products

    Peer Esg Score Performance: 24.8625

    Rating Year: 2022

    Rating Month: 8

    Max Age: 86400

    Percentile: 33