---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-001421"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:56:00.549447+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate Q3 net sales +1% to $4.455B; organic +7%; EPS down 9% on FX

## Summary
- Net sales $4.455B (+1% YoY); organic sales growth 7% across all divisions and categories.
- GAAP EPS $0.74 (-1%), Base Business EPS $0.74 (-9%); FX translation reduced EPS by $0.05.
- Gross profit margin fell 220 bps to 57.2% due to cost inflation.
- Global toothpaste share 39.7%, manual toothbrush share 31.6% YTD.
- Company updated full-year 2022 financial guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-001421
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/21665/000115752322001421/0001157523-22-001421-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752322001421/a52954567.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-001421
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-001421.txt

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