Colgate-Palmolive raised its full-year earnings outlook on October 30 after reporting third-quarter sales of $5.37 billion, up 4.6% from a year earlier.
Reported diluted earnings increased 3% to 94 cents a share. The company’s Base Business measure, which excludes specified items, rose 7% to 97 cents. Reported gross margin increased to 60.2% from 59.4%.
Organic sales, a non-GAAP measure that removes specified currency and other effects, increased 3.6%. Worldwide volume grew 1.7%, and pricing contributed 2.0 percentage points to the sales comparison, with rounding affecting the totals.
The regional picture was uneven. North American net sales fell 1.7%, while Latin American sales rose 12.5%. Hill’s Pet Nutrition sales increased 5.6%.
For 2026, Colgate now expects net-sales growth of 4%–5%, narrowing its previous 2%–6% range. It raised its Base Business earnings-per-share growth outlook to 5%–7% from a mid-single-digit expectation, and now expects gross margin to increase.
The company reported $2.91 billion in operating cash flow for the first nine months. The October 30 announcement covers completed financial periods and updates management’s forecasts.
Sources: Colgate-Palmolive — October 30 Results, Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261030142821/en/Colgate-Palmolive-Announces-3rd-Quarter-2026-Results