CL · 8-K · 20261030PR000047

Guidance / Outlook

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · 2026-10-30 · Importance 73 · Surprise 76 · In source text

For full-year 2026, Colgate-Palmolive narrowed its net sales growth outlook to 4%–5%, from 2%–6%, including a low-single-digit positive foreign-exchange impact based on current spot rates. It expects organic sales growth to be broadly in line with its nine-month performance, compared with its prior 1%–4% forecast, including the impact of exiting the private-label pet food business. The company now expects GAAP and Base Business gross profit margins to increase, rather than remain roughly flat, and forecasts Base Business EPS growth of 5%–7%, raised from mid-single-digit growth; it continues to expect double-digit EPS growth on a GAAP basis.

Key facts

• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO expects full-year 2026 net sales growth of 4% to 5%, versus the previous range of 2% to 6%, including a low-single-digit positive foreign-exchange impact. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO expects full-year 2026 organic sales growth broadly in line with its nine-month performance, revising from the prior outlook of 1% to 4%; this outlook includes the impact of exiting the private label pet food business. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO now expects full-year 2026 Base Business EPS growth of 5% to 7%, versus previously expected mid-single-digit growth. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO now expects full-year 2026 GAAP gross profit margin to increase, versus its previous expectation of roughly flat. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO now expects full-year 2026 Base Business gross profit margin to increase, versus its previous expectation of roughly flat. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO expects full-year 2026 GAAP advertising to increase in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, and still expects double-digit EPS growth. source
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO expects full-year 2026 Base Business advertising to increase in dollars and as a percentage of net sales. source

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