secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK:        0000021665
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021665-24-000042
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Colgate Q3 net sales +2.4%, organic +6.8%; GAAP EPS $0.90; skin health moved to North America segment
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- Net sales $5,033M (+2.4% YoY); organic sales +6.8%; GAAP EPS $0.90 (+5%); Base Business EPS $0.91 (+6%).
- Gross profit margin expanded 260 bps to 61.1% (GAAP) and 270 bps to 61.3% (Base Business).
- Full year 2024 guidance updated; global toothpaste market share 41.6%, toothbrush 32.3% year to date.
- Skin health business realigned from Europe to North America segment effective July 1; recast historical segment data provided.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000042/0000021665-24-000042-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166524000042/cl-20241025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-24-000042

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