Revenue Expansion Driven by Product Demand
Net sales for Q2 FY2026 grew 4.9% year-over-year to $5.36B from $5.11B in the prior-year period, reflecting stable core sales growth.
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO is expected to release its Q3 2026 10-Q filing on October 29, 2026, before market open. Last quarter: In Q2 FY2026, Colgate-Palmolive delivered top-line revenue growth of 4.9% YoY to $5.36B and expanded gross margin to 61.48%, though higher SG&A expenses reduced net income by 6.7% to $693M.
EPS Estimate
$0.95
Revenue Estimate
$5.52B
Analyst consensus from Finnhub. Actual results posted within minutes of the SEC filing on the CL page.
Drawn from management commentary in the Q2 2026 10-Q:
Net sales for Q2 FY2026 grew 4.9% year-over-year to $5.36B from $5.11B in the prior-year period, reflecting stable core sales growth.
Gross profit expanded 7.4% year-over-year to $3.30B, lifting gross margin by 1.4 percentage points to 61.48% as cost of revenue grew only 1.2% to $2.07B.
SG&A expenses grew 8.5% YoY to $2.13B, reducing operating income by 5.9% to $1.02B and contracting operating margin by 2.2 percentage points to 18.95%.
Revenue
$5.36B
+4.91% YoY
EPS (Diluted)
$0.86
-5.49% YoY
Gross Margin
61.5%
+1.4 pts YoY
Operating Income
$1.02B
-5.93% YoY
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