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Colgate-Palmolive CompanyConsumer Defensive / Household & Personal ProductsINTACT

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items. This segment markets and sells its products under the Colgate, Palmolive, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Soupline, and Suavitel brands to a range of traditional and eCommerce retailers, wholesalers, and distributors, as well as dentists and skin health professionals. It also offers pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. The Pet Nutrition segment offers pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs under the Hill's Science Diet brand; and a range of therapeutic pet products to help nutritionally support dogs and cats in different stages of health under the Hill's Prescription Diet brand; and a fresh pet food sold to pet specialty and other retailers in Australia under Prime100 brand. This segment markets and sells its products through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and eCommerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Share Price
$86.85
52W: $74.55 - $99.33
DCF Fair Value
$94.53
+8.1%
P/E (TTM)
34.2x
ROIC
15.8%
Operating Margin
21%
FCF Yield
5%
Debt / Equity
13.88x
Piotroski Score
7/9
Altman Z-Score
3.45
Market Cap
$69.2B

Price vs. Intrinsic Value Corridor

Modest Value ($86.85 vs $94.53 DCF)

Historical market price overlaid against conservative DCF Fair Value & Benjamin Graham Margin of Safety bands.

Period Return (1Y)
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Period Range
$ - $
DCF Fair Value
$94.53
MOS Buy Target (-25%)
$70.90
Valuation Overlays:

2-Stage Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Workbench

Conservative intrinsic value model based on owner cash generation over a 10-year investment horizon. Opens with LocalAlpha's baseline assumptions (matching the fair value shown above) — adjust any input to stress-test.

Current Market Price
$86.85
DCF Fair Value
$94.42
+8%
$3,458M
$100M$3,458M (Reported)$50,000M
10.5%
-5%10% (Target)35%
4.5%
0%5%20%
9.0%
6%9% (Standard)15% (High Risk)
2.5%
1% (GDP Floor)2.5% (Inflation)4.0%
$6,400M
-$100B CashBalance Sheet+$150B Debt
10-Yr PV of Cash Flows
$34.4B
PV of Terminal Value
$47.3B
Implied Enterprise Value
$81.6B
Implied Equity Value
$75.2B
YearYr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr 7Yr 8Yr 9Yr 10
Projected FCF ($M)$3,821$4,222$4,666$5,156$5,697$5,953$6,221$6,501$6,794$7,099
Present Value (PV)$3,506$3,554$3,603$3,652$3,703$3,550$3,403$3,263$3,128$2,999

Benjamin Graham & Buffett Value Models

Classical deep value metrics based on asset backing, normalized earnings power, and owner cash yield.

Graham Number-1997.8% Premium
$4.14

Calculated as √(22.5 × EPS × BVPS). The maximum theoretical price a defensive investor should pay based purely on asset book value and current earnings.

EPS: $2.54BVPS: $0.30
Revised Graham Formula-53.5% Premium
$56.58

Formula: V = (EPS × (8.5 + 2g) × 4.4) / Y where g is the conservative 7-10 yr growth rate and Y is AAA Bond Yield.

Buffett Owner Earnings4.7% Yield
$4.12 / share

True distributable cash flow: Net Income + D&A - Maintenance CapEx. Reflects the cash Buffett would extract without hurting unit volume.

Total: $3.3BYield: 4.7%

Reverse DCF: Market Growth Expectation

MODEST BARRIER
5.7% CAGR (Next 10 Yrs)

At the current price of $86.85, the market is assuming the business will compound Free Cash Flow at 5.7% per year for the next decade with a 9% hurdle rate.

Value Investor Verdict
✓ Low market hurdle: Easy for a wide-moat compounder to beat.
Autonomous Thesis Underwriting

Surveil CL with Mathematical Margin of Safety Rules

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Buffett Quality

ROIC > 15% • Margin > 15% • D/E < 0.5x

Margin Floor Guard

Current Margin 21% • Floor > 10%

Solvency Guard

Altman-Z > 2.6 • Current Ratio > 1.5x

Frequently Asked Questions: Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Intrinsic Valuation

Audited fundamentals, DCF intrinsic value sensitivity, and thesis break detection parameters for Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Based on institutional multi-stage Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling on audited SEC cash flows, Colgate-Palmolive Company has an estimated DCF intrinsic fair value of $94.53 per share compared to its current market price of $86.85. This represents an estimated 8.1% margin of safety (trading below fair value). Additionally, its classic Benjamin Graham Number stands at $4.11.

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