Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL
ASignal's systematic analysis rates CL as Neutral. Colgate-Palmolive Company has a market cap of $73.06B, a P/E of 35.94, a 10.0% net margin, and 8.4% year-over-year revenue growth.
Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026
The case on CL
Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.
- Gross margin of 60.06% indicates strong pricing power
- Positive free cash flow of $3.32B
- Forward P/E of 22.50x is below current P/E of 35.94x, suggesting valuation improvement
- Return on equity of 363.58% reflects exceptional capital efficiency
- Revenue growth of 8.40% indicates moderate top-line expansion
- Negative earnings growth of -5.90% year-over-year
- High debt-to-equity ratio of 16.41x raises financial risk concerns
- Price-to-book ratio of 504.42x indicates extreme overvaluation relative to book value
- MACD below signal line with negative histogram suggests weakening momentum
- PEG ratio of 2.33x indicates overvaluation relative to growth
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