Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

Colgate-Palmolive beat consensus on both adjusted EPS and revenue in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, reported July 31, with adjusted EPS of $0.99 topping the $0.95 estimate by 4.5% and revenue of about $5.4 billion edging an estimate of about $5.4 billion by 0.1%. Revenue rose 4.9% from about $5.1 billion a year ago, while gross margin held near 62% and operating margin near 19% as operating income reached about $1.0 billion. Adjusted EPS also rose 7.6% from $0.92 a year earlier, and net income was down 6.7% to about $693 million from about $743 million, even as operating cash flow reached about $995 million. The company paid about $462 million in dividends. For the next period, consensus calls for EPS of $0.91 on revenue of $5.34 billion.