secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK:        0000021665
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021665-25-000052
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Colgate-Palmolive Q3 net sales up 2% to $5.13B, EPS $0.91; announces $200-300M restructuring program
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- Net sales $5.13B (+2% YoY); organic sales +0.4% reflecting exit of non-strategic pet business.
- GAAP EPS $0.91 (+1%); Base Business EPS flat; gross margin decreased 170 bps to 59.4%.
- Updated FY2025 organic sales growth guidance; maintained EPS guidance.
- New productivity program: $200-300M pre-tax charges (65-75% severance), substantially all incurred by Dec 2028.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000052/0000021665-25-000052-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000052/cl-20251031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000052

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