Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL): Price and Financial Metrics

CL POWR Grades

• Quality is the dimension where CL ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 97.71% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for CL is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 163 days.
• CL ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 29th percentile.

CL Stock Summary

• The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for CL is 29.34 -- better than 99.29% of US stocks.
• With a one year PEG ratio of 1,103.6, Colgate Palmolive Co is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 97.34% of US stocks.
• CL's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 98.72% of US stocks.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Colgate Palmolive Co, a group of peers worth examining would be SYY, KMB, MTD, CDW, and CVNA.
• Visit CL's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.colgatepalmolive.com.

CL Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Consumer Defensive stock, CL's price/sales ratio is 171.43% higher, now standing at 3.8.
• CL's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 0 over the prior 243 months.
• CL's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 0 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for CL.

CL Growth Metrics

The 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -16.86%.
• The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -15.78%.
• Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 0.35%.

CL's revenue has moved up $1,616,000,000 over the prior 67 months.

The table below shows CL's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2021-09-30	17,342	3,182	2,665
2021-06-30	17,081	3,150	2,729
2021-03-31	16,718	3,549	2,661
2020-12-31	16,471	3,719	2,695
2020-09-30	16,162	3,726	2,691
2020-06-30	15,937	3,678	2,571

CL's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• CL has a Quality Grade of A, ranking ahead of 98.02% of graded US stocks.
• CL's asset turnover comes in at 1.091 -- ranking 19th of 50 Consumer Goods stocks.
• SCL, LEG, and ETD are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CL.

The table below shows CL's key quality metrics over time.