---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-21-001285"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T16:21:04.683464+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate Q3 net sales +6.5%, GAAP EPS down 7% to $0.75; base EPS +3% to $0.81

## Summary
- Net sales $4,414M (+6.5%), organic sales growth +4.5%.
- GAAP EPS $0.75 (↓7% YoY); Base Business EPS $0.81 (↑3% YoY).
- GAAP gross profit margin fell 180 bps to 59.4%.
- Net cash from operations $2,219M for 9 months; full-year guidance reaffirmed.
- Global toothpaste market share 39.5%; manual toothbrushes 31.0% year-to-date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-21-001285
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752321001285/0001157523-21-001285-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752321001285/a52517651.htm

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