Colgate-Palmolive stock: BofA cuts target to USD 100 for Colgate-Palmolive stock

Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due October 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Colgate-Palmolive stock costs EUR 83.87 on October 21, 2026, up 0.11 percent versus Xetra close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Bank of America lowered its Colgate-Palmolive target from USD 102.00 to USD 100.00 on October 10, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 net sales increased 4.90 percent and GAAP earnings per share fell to USD 0.86.
Colgate-Palmolive stock costs EUR 83.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. CEST, 0.11 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026.
The company is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 30, 2026.

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Bank of America lowered its Colgate-Palmolive price target from USD 102.00 to USD 100.00 while maintaining a Buy rating in a research report issued on October 10, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. Colgate-Palmolive stock was trading at EUR 83.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. CEST, 0.11 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 83.78.

Sales grow as earnings tighten

Colgate-Palmolive reported second-quarter 2026 net sales growth of 4.90 percent and GAAP earnings per share of USD 0.86, down 5.00 percent from the prior-year quarter. Base business earnings per share rose 8.00 percent to USD 0.99, according to the company's July 31, 2026 results release on its investor news page.

The reported figures put the analyst revision in context. Revenue advanced, but the reported earnings measure moved in the opposite direction, leaving the next quarterly release as the next clear test of whether the company can convert sales growth into profit growth.

EUR 64.53 to EUR 85.00 range

The Xetra-listed euro quote stood within a 52-week range of EUR 64.53 to EUR 85.00 as of October 21, 2026. The current price was EUR 1.13 below the high, equivalent to 1.33 percent, while the price-to-earnings ratio was 37.46 and market capitalization was EUR 66.9 billion.

The primary listing is on the NYSE under ticker CL. Colgate-Palmolive operates across oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition, with Colgate and Hill's among its best-known brands.

Valuation and dates matter

The company's next earnings release is scheduled for October 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET, according to its investor news page. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD 0.53 per share on September 17, 2026, payable on November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 20, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Colgate-Palmolive: up 0.11 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 37.46, market capitalization EUR 66.9 billion.

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE, USD): down 0.83 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 23.88, market capitalization USD 367.1 billion.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE, USD): down 0.36 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 18.36, market capitalization USD 35.9 billion.

Stock position after the target cut

Bank of America's USD 100.00 target remains above the company's current NYSE quote in USD, while the euro quotation is 1.33 percent below its 52-week high. The next earnings release now provides the next dated checkpoint for sales, earnings and margin trends.

Colgate-Palmolive stock was trading at EUR 83.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. CEST, 0.11 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 83.78. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Colgate-Palmolive stock.