---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-25-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T04:54:51.449675+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate FY 2024 sales top $20B for first time; EPS up 27%; organic sales +7.4%

## Summary
- Net sales $20.1B, up 3.3% YoY; organic sales growth 7.4% despite 0.5% negative impact from private label pet volume.
- GAAP EPS $3.51 (+27%); Base Business (non-GAAP) EPS $3.60 (+11%).
- Net cash from operations $4.11B, up 10% vs 2023.
- Returned $3.4B to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-25-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000005/0000021665-25-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000005/cl-20250131.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000005
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000005.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000005.txt

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