Strong Top-Line Revenue Growth
Revenue grew 8.4% year-over-year to $5.32B in Q1 FY2026, up from $4.91B in the prior-year period, reflecting solid demand across Colgate-Palmolive's product portfolio.
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO is expected to release its Q2 2026 10-Q filing in the upcoming earnings season. Last quarter: Colgate-Palmolive (CL) delivered 8.4% revenue growth in Q1 FY2026 to $5.32B, but operating income fell 10.4% to $964M as surging SG&A expenses (+9.4%) compressed operating margin by 380 basis points to 18.1%.
Drawn from management commentary in the Q1 2026 10-Q:
Revenue grew 8.4% year-over-year to $5.32B in Q1 FY2026, up from $4.91B in the prior-year period, reflecting solid demand across Colgate-Palmolive's product portfolio.
Gross profit increased 8.0% to $3.23B, with gross margin remaining nearly flat at 60.6% versus 60.8% in the prior year, suggesting the company maintained pricing power and managed input costs reasonably well at the product level.
SG&A expenses rose 9.4% to $2.08B, outpacing revenue growth and causing operating income to decline 10.4% to $964M. Operating margin contracted sharply from 21.9% to 18.1%, a 380 basis point deterioration.
Revenue
$5.32B
++8.41% YoY
EPS (Basic)
$0.81
-4.71% YoY
Gross Margin
60.6%
-0.23% YoY
Operating Income
$964M
-10.41% YoY
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