secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK:        0000021665
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021665-25-000040
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Colgate Q2 EPS $0.91, organic sales +1.8%; approves $200-300M productivity plan
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- Net sales $5,110M (+1.0%); organic sales +1.8% including -0.6% from lower private label pet sales.
- GAAP EPS $0.91 (+2%); Base Business EPS $0.92 (+1%); gross margin 60.1% (-70bps base business).
- Global toothpaste market share 41.1% YTD; manual toothbrushes 32.4% YTD.
- Net cash from operations $1,484M for first six months of 2025.
- Board approved three-year productivity program; estimated pre-tax charges of $200-300M by Dec 31, 2028.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000040/0000021665-25-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000040/cl-20250731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000040

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