CL PEER ANALYSIS

Colgate-Palmolive Company — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CLColgate-Palmolive Company

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Household & Personal Products

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CLIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CL	UNA	HEN3	OR	ESSITY-B	BEI	Ind. Median
P/E	36.03	19.24	14.94●	33.05	15.07	17.60	19.37
P/B	518.54	7.54	1.48●	5.79	2.14	1.92	2.43
EV/EBITDA	21.02	12.76	8.50●	19.14	8.51	8.50	12.74
P/S	3.62	2.32	1.48	4.60	1.38●	1.68	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	CL	UNA	HEN3	OR	ESSITY-B	BEI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.02	0.79	1.19	1.44	1.05	1.90●	1.22
Debt/Equity	5,498.6%	190.6%	18.1%	34.1%	48.2%	2.5%●	56.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.69	2.21	0.16	0.19	1.18	-1.34●	1.30

Profitability
Metric	CL	UNA	HEN3	OR	ESSITY-B	BEI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.0%	12.1%	9.9%	13.9%●	9.1%	9.5%	4.5%
ROE	475.4%●	34.3%	9.6%	18.0%	14.9%	11.0%	9.6%
ROA	12.6%●	8.1%	5.9%	10.4%	7.1%	7.1%	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	18.7%	22.0%	17.8%	24.3%●	18.8%	17.1%	17.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CL	UNA	HEN3	OR	ESSITY-B	BEI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.3%●	-16.9%	-5.1%	1.3%	-6.2%	1.7%	-3.6%
NI Growth	-28.0%	6.1%	1.4%	-4.4%	-0.8%	27.2%●	2.1%
Div. Yield	2.2%	3.6%●	2.7%	1.9%	3.1%	1.3%	2.2%
Payout	87.9%	74.2%	0.0%	63.9%	45.8%	23.7%	27.4%

Valuation
Metric	CL	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	PG	Ind. Median
P/E	36.03	17.77●	23.18	—	31.65	21.96	19.37
P/B	518.54	20.97	3.54●	7.77	5.54	6.62	2.43
EV/EBITDA	21.02	14.43	14.25●	27.72	19.40	15.49	12.74
P/S	3.62	2.28	2.46	2.09●	3.74	4.16	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	CL	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	PG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.02	0.77	0.98	1.27●	1.22	0.73	1.22
Debt/Equity	5,498.6%	394.4%	81.6%	232.9%	56.8%●	67.9%	56.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.69	2.14	2.39	4.60	1.45	0.99●	1.30

Profitability
Metric	CL	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	PG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.0%	12.8%	10.6%	-1.7%	11.8%	19.2%●	4.5%
ROE	475.4%●	146.3%	15.7%	-5.9%	16.8%	31.2%	9.6%
ROA	12.6%	12.7%	6.1%	-1.3%	8.2%	13.3%●	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	18.7%	18.5%	20.7%	9.0%	20.8%	28.7%●	17.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CL	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	PG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.3%●	-8.8%	-0.1%	0.4%	2.2%	3.3%	-3.6%
NI Growth	-28.0%	-14.0%	53.6%●	—	26.9%	7.6%	2.1%
Div. Yield	2.2%	4.5%●	4.3%	1.7%	1.2%	2.9%	2.2%
Payout	87.9%	79.0%	146.2%	-204.4%	39.2%	61.1%	27.4%

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