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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewColgate-Palmolive Company

Listed on NYSE • Consumer Defensive / Household & Personal Products
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CL Company Overview & Business Description

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items. This segment markets and sells its products under various brands, which include Colgate, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, Irish Spring, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Lady Speed Stick, Speed Stick, EltaMD, Filorga, PCA SKIN, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Suavitel, Soupline, and Cuddly to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. It also includes pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. The Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic products to manage disease conditions in dogs and cats under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Information

Symbol: CL
CEO: Noel R. Wallace
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0000021665
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for CL

An assessment of the current trend environment for CL, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for CL is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently trending at a healthy distance, sitting 0.79 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • Technical Update: Price has breached a key Fractal High, confirming a structural breakout to the upside.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, CL in an emerging upward cycle; Long-term trend is bullish.

Trend Strength: CL last closed at 80.25, trading 1.3 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (78.54). Technical Classification: Early-Stage / Emerging Trend.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 80/100. Classification: Early/Developing. Alignment: High. Logic: Full multi-timeframe alignment with strong momentum filters.

SuperTrend Risk: Risk indicators: No active structural constraints identified.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Conflicted / Pullback. The daily decline is occurring within a larger weekly uptrend. This suggests a corrective phase, where downside risk meets significant long-term structural support.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 80.25, KAMA 78.54.

CL Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Price
79.91
Change
0.87
Change %
1.10%
Open
78.91
Previous Close
79.04
High
79.91
Low
78.83
Volume
2,039,347
Market Cap
64,584,925,184
EV/EBITDA
14.44

CL Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
806,064,942
FloatShares
755,613,337
Float Ratio
93.74%
Shares Short
14,296,299
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
1.98%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
1.96 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.16%
Held Percent Institutions
86.75%