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 (2,183 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].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300GBZEGWXJNW9497[28]

  • Registered legal name: Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: AU[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): TXVC[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[34]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-01[35]

  • LEI last updated: 2023-07-31[36]

  • LEI next renewal: 2016-02-02[37]

  • Managing LOU: 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28[38]

  • Registration authority: RA999999[39]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[40]

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[41], in United States[42] and S&P 100[15], a stock market index[43], in United States[44], founded in 1976[45].

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[46], in United States[47], founded in 1624[48]. Subsidiaries include Colgate-Palmolive (Switzerland)[11], a business[49], in Switzerland[50], headquartered in Therwil[51]; Hill's Pet Nutrition[12], a business[52], in Czech Republic[53], founded in 2015[54], headquartered in Prague[55]; and Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing[13], a business[56], in Czech Republic[57], founded in 2006[58], headquartered in Prague[59].

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 (2,183 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

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  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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