Colgate-Palmolive Co [CL] stock prices are up 1.26% to $82.96 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CL shares have gain 7.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.39%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE: CL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2026, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $86 for it. Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 07, 2026, and kept the price target unchanged to $88. On December 11, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to an Outperform but stick to its price target of $88 on December 09, 2025. Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 28, 2024, and downed its price target to $101. In a note dated September 24, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $121 on this stock.
The stock price of Colgate-Palmolive Co [CL] has been fluctuating between $74.54 and $100.18 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $87.56 within the next 12 months. Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE: CL] shares were valued at $82.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.54% based on the average CL price forecast.
Analyzing the CL fundamentals
The Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL] reported sales of 20.10B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 5.45 and Total Capital is 0.4. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 9.84.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL]’s Current Ratio is 0.93. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.60, and the Cash Ratio is 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.33, the price to book ratio is 78.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Massey Sally, Chief Human Resources Officer, that happened on Nov 21 ’25 when 1237.0 shares were sold. Chief Human Resources Officer, Massey Sally completed a deal on May 15 ’25 to sell 2250.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Human Resources Officer Massey Sally sold 8000.0 shares on Feb 25 ’25.
