The facts

  1. Quarterly diluted earnings were US$0.94 per share under GAAP and US$0.97 on Colgate's Base Business non-GAAP measure, compared with US$0.91 on each measure a year earlier. [1]

  2. Reuters reported LSEG analyst averages of US$5.33 billion in sales and US$0.93 in adjusted earnings per share. The adjusted US$0.97 result is compared with the adjusted estimate, not GAAP earnings. [2]

  3. Organic sales rose 3.6%, including a 0.2 percentage-point negative effect from lower private-label pet-food sales, the company said. [1]

  4. The company narrowed its forecast for 2026 net-sales growth to 4–5% from 2–6%. Its revised full-year forecasts are expectations, not achieved annual results. [1][2]

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 14:43 UTC.

  1. Colgate-Palmolive announces 3rd quarter 2026 results

    Colgate-Palmolive / Business Wire, via Nasdaq · Primary source · 30 Oct 2026

    Actual issuer release read, including quarterly GAAP/non-GAAP comparisons and previous/revised full-year guidance. The branded organic and Base Business measures are not treated as GAAP.

  2. Colgate-Palmolive en hausse après avoir revu à la hausse ses prévisions de bénéfice annuel

    Reuters, via Boursorama · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026

    Actual Reuters French report read; labelled automated translation. Independent of Colgate and Business Wire. Its named LSEG benchmarks are kept separate from Bloomberg estimates in other coverage. A narrower sales range is not described as a cut to both bounds.

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