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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended June 2026, Colgate-Palmolive (CL - Free Report) reported revenue of $5.36 billion, up 4.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.99, compared to $0.92 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.35 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.95, the EPS surprise was +4.21%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Colgate-Palmolive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Oral, Personal and Home Care- North America: $891 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $908.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13.2%.
  • Net Sales- Oral, Personal and Home Care- Asia Pacific: $782 million compared to the $770.07 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.8% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Oral, Personal and Home Care- Europe, Middle East & Africa: $1.12 billion compared to the $1.17 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +51.9% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Oral, Personal and Home Care- Latin America: $1.37 billion compared to the $1.33 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.7% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Pet Nutrition: $1.2 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.19 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.3%.
  • Net Sales- Total Oral, Personal and Home Care: $4.17 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $4.17 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.4%.
  • Operating profit- Pet Nutrition: $269 million versus $267.14 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Total Oral, Personal and Home Care: $1.08 billion compared to the $1.04 billion average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Colgate-Palmolive have returned -3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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