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Colgate-Palmolive
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★ Quality 80/100Price today
$88.77
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A monopoly position
This company has a competitive advantage so strong that its rivals find it practically impossible to replicate.
What this business is made of
The business
The brand is the mirror: you ask for 'a Colgate,' not toothpaste.
Colgate-Palmolive sells toothpaste, soap, detergent, and pet food (Hill's) in more than 200 countries. It generates $20.4B in sales with items people rebuy every week without thinking. It charges pennies per unit, billions of times over.
It dominates the global oral care category with the leading toothpaste share for decades. The brand is etched into habit: asking for 'a Colgate' means asking for the product. Its mass distribution and 60% gross margins make the business hard to imitate without burning capital for a generation.
Revenue history
From $17.4B to $20.4B in 4 years. The business grows steadily.
Where each $100 of sales goes
Revenue $20.4B · FY2025
Of every $100 in sales, $89 goes to costs and operations; $11 is left as net profit (11% margin).
Catalysts and risks
Hill's Pet Nutrition grows double digits and already makes up ~20% of sales; new U.S. production capacity adds volume in 2026.
Cumulative price hikes in emerging markets sustain gross margin expansion toward mid-2026.
Buybacks and a dividend raised 62 years straight: the $3.6B FCF funds direct return to shareholders.
$7.8B in debt against only $1.3B in cash; leverage limits the margin for error if rates rise.
Private-label and local brands gain ground in price-sensitive markets.
Exposure to emerging-market currencies: the strong dollar erodes reported sales year after year.
Charlie's note
“A boring business that prints cash while you sleep — I like it that way. At 26x FCF you pay full toll for the quality; buy when the market gets bored of the boring.”
Analysis · June 2026
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