Colgate-Palmolive Company

American multinational consumer products company
Organization business Q609466
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 15 annual filings
Revenue
$20.38B
▲ 1.4% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$2.13B
▼ 26.2% YoY FY2025
Assets
$16.33B
▲ 1.8% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$2.63
▼ 25.1% YoY FY2025
$0.00$5.61B$11.21B$16.82B$22.42B FY2011: $16.73B · NI $2.43B (14.5% margin)FY2012: $17.09B · NI $2.47B (14.5% margin)FY2013: $17.42B · NI $2.24B (12.9% margin)FY2014: $17.28B · NI $2.18B (12.6% margin)FY2015: $16.03B · NI $1.38B (8.6% margin)FY2016: $15.20B · NI $2.44B (16.1% margin)FY2017: $15.45B · NI $2.02B (13.1% margin)FY2018: $15.54B · NI $2.40B (15.4% margin)FY2019: $15.69B · NI $2.37B (15.1% margin)FY2020: $16.47B · NI $2.69B (16.4% margin)FY2021: $17.42B · NI $2.17B (12.4% margin)FY2022: $17.97B · NI $1.78B (9.9% margin)FY2023: $19.46B · NI $2.30B (11.8% margin)FY2024: $20.10B · NI $2.89B (14.4% margin)FY2025: $20.38B · NI $2.13B (10.5% margin) '11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000021665-26-000006

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Summary

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,029 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colgate-Palmolive Company is in the country of United States[3].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company is in the country of AU[4].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's founder is recorded as William Colgate[7].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[9].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's chief executive officer is recorded as Noel Wallace[10].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Colgate-Palmolive (Switzerland)[11].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Hill's Pet Nutrition[12].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing[13].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company is part of S&P 500[14].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company is part of S&P 100[15].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's Commons category is recorded as Colgate-Palmolive[16].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's industry is recorded as personal care product[18].
  • January 1, 1806 marks the founding of Colgate-Palmolive Company[19].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Colgate-Palmolive Company[20].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's official website is recorded as http://www.colgatepalmolive.com/[21].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colgate-Palmolive[22].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/colgate-palmolive-company-history/[23].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's product or material produced is recorded as toothpaste[24].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's product or material produced is recorded as toothbrush[25].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's product or material produced is recorded as mouthwash[26].
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[27].

Body

Founding

Colgate-Palmolive Company's founder is recorded as William Colgate[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1806[19] and 1953[20].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[14], a stock market index[28], in United States[29] and S&P 100[15], a stock market index[30], in United States[31], founded in 1976[32].

Leadership

Colgate-Palmolive Company's chief executive officer is recorded as Noel Wallace[10].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City[8], a global city[33], in United States[34], founded in 1624[35]. Subsidiaries include Colgate-Palmolive (Switzerland)[11], a business[36], in Switzerland[37], headquartered in Therwil[38]; Hill's Pet Nutrition[12], a business[39], in Czech Republic[40], founded in 2015[41], headquartered in Prague[42]; and Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing[13], a business[43], in Czech Republic[44], founded in 2006[45], headquartered in Prague[46].

Industry

Colgate-Palmolive Company's industry is recorded as personal care product[18].

Ownership

Colgate-Palmolive Company's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17]. Products include toothpaste[24], toothbrush[25], and mouthwash[26].

Why It Matters

Colgate-Palmolive Company ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,029 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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Class ancestry

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  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Legal form Delaware corporation, TXVC
    Instance of business, public company
    Founded by
    Stock exchange New York Stock Exchange
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