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Colgate-PalmoliveC
NYSE / Household & Personal Products
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Current thesis
Execution of cost-savings and stronger EM volume drives margin expansion and multiple re-rating toward premium consumer-staples comps; upside captured if growth and pricing resilience continue.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +5.5.
What can break
Disappointing cost-savings execution
Momentum
47
Value
50
Sentiment
64
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $88.84 · Bull $100.00 · Bear $75.00Analysis 2026-01-23; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-08-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-09-10 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-01-23 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-09-10

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-09-10. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $99.53
Why
Momentum47 · Δ7d +8.6
Value50 · Δ7d 0.0
Sentiment64 · Δ7d +5.5
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Confirming evidence

  • Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +5.5.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • Disappointing cost-savings execution
  • Margin compression from input/currency pressures
  • Slower-than-expected organic growth, currency headwinds, or weaker cost-savings realization compress margins and push the stock toward the low end of analyst targets.

Catalyst clock

2026-02-20

FY2025 / Q4 earnings release (assumed window)

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
47
9% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+8.6
Δ21d
+4.9
Value
50
28% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
0.0
Δ21d
-1.0
Sentiment
64
62% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+5.5
Δ21d
+3.1
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 46.8 / Value 50.3 / Sentiment 63.7

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-01-23. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
20%
Probability
Target price
$100.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-01-23 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Most likely
B
Base case
65%
Probability
Target price
$88.84
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-01-23 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
B-
Bear case
15%
Probability
Target price
$75.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-01-23 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-08-17
Market Cap
$71.91B
Beta
0.28
Shares Out
797.17M
P/E (TTM)
21.6
P/S (TTM)
3.09
P/FCF (TTM)
38.07
Rev YoY
+4.9%
EPS YoY
-5.4%
Gross Margin
+60.4%
Op Margin
+21.8%
Net Debt
$7.16B
Current Ratio
1.03
As of 2026-09-10 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data