secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK:        0000021665
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021665-26-000022
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Colgate Q1: net sales +8.4%, organic +2.9%; GAAP EPS $0.80 (-6%), base EPS $0.97 (+7%)
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- Net sales $5.324B (+8.4%), organic sales +2.9%; global toothpaste share 41.1% year-to-date.
- GAAP EPS $0.80 (down 6% YoY); Base Business EPS $0.97 (up 7% YoY); gross margin down 20bps to 60.6%.
- Expanded restructuring program: cumulative pre-tax charges now $350-550M (from $200-300M).
- Charges: ~70-80% employee costs, 20-30% asset-related; 80-90% cash; substantially all by Dec 31, 2028.
- Regional breakdown: Europe/ME/Africa 25-30%, Corporate 20-25%, Latin America 15-20, others lower.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166526000022/0000021665-26-000022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166526000022/cl-20260430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-26-000022

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