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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-25-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T06:14:15.630204+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate Q1 net sales -3.1% to $4.91B; organic sales +1.4%; GAAP EPS $0.85 (+2%)

## Summary
- Net sales $4,911M, down 3.1% YoY; organic sales +1.4% (incl. -0.4% from private label pet).
- GAAP EPS $0.85 (+2%); Base Business EPS $0.91 (+6%).
- GAAP gross profit margin 60.8%, +80 bps YoY.
- Global toothpaste market share 40.9%; manual toothbrush share 31.9% YTD.
- Net cash from operations $600M in Q1; company updated FY2025 financial guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-25-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000019/0000021665-25-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000019/cl-20250425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000019.txt

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