Colgate-Palmolive's results for Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-30. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue (GAAP (net sales)) | $5,369 million (+4.6% vs a year earlier) |
| Diluted EPS (GAAP) | $0.94 |
| Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs) | $0.97 |
| Full-year guidance | Raised |
Guidance
Colgate narrowed 2026 net sales growth to 4–5%, raised Base Business EPS growth to 5–7% and now expects gross margin to rise.
Why this label: 'Narrowed its sales guidance and raised ... Base Business earnings per share guidance': EPS growth 5-7% vs mid-single-digit; sales 4-5% vs 2-6%.
| Metric | Period | New | Prior (as stated in the release) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net sales growth | FY2026 | 4% to 5% | 2% to 6% |
| organic sales growth | FY2026 | broadly in line with nine-month performance (nine-month organic +3.0%) | 1% to 4% |
| Base Business EPS growth | FY2026 | 5% to 7% | mid-single-digit |
| gross profit margin (GAAP and Base Business) | FY2026 | up | roughly flat |
From the release
Revenue: "Net Sales · $5,369 · $5,131 · +4.6 · %"
Earnings per share: "GAAP EPS increased 3% to $0.94; Base Business EPS* increased 7% to $0.97"
net sales growth: "The Company now expects net sales to be up 4% to 5% (versus 2% to 6% previously)"
organic sales growth: "The Company now expects organic sales growth to be broadly in line with its nine-month performance (versus 1% to 4% previously)."
Base Business EPS growth: "it also now expects 5% to 7% earnings per share growth (versus mid-single-digit growth previously)."
Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.
Key fact: Organic sales rose 3.6%; Base Business EPS up 7% to $0.97.
Source
Colgate-Palmolive earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000021665-26-000047, filed 2026-10-30.
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