Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.97
- Estimate
- $0.93
- Surprise
- +4.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $5.37B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.1 → 5.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) beat the $0.93 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.97 — a clear 4.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.1/10) to Hold at 5.3/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Colgate-Palmolive Narrows FY2026 Sales Guidance from $20.790B-$21.605B to $21.197B-$21.401B vs $21.406B Est — benzinga, 2026-10-30
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CL Hold at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.8% surprise compares with a +4.1% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.6 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (4.1% away)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 13.9): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $95.29
- Stop
- $90.61
The stock trades at 37.1× trailing but 23.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-31 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $75.96B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 37.1
- 52-week range
- $74.55–$99.33
- Off 52-week high
- 4.1%
- RSI (14)
- 64
- Volume vs avg
- 1.82×
- Score today
- 5.3/10