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How Colgate-Palmolive Company stacks up
CL · against 27 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
27/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #22 of 28 · scores higher than 19% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including CL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 27?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 69% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.6% vs peer median 8.7%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 68% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.7% vs peer median 4.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 5.1% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 28 reported | 2.7% | 4.3% | 15% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 28 reported | 6.0% | 8.0% | 30% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 11 reported | 5.1% | 5.1% | 50% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 26 reported | 0.3% | 20.4% | 4% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 2 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 3 | 861.7B MXN (≈$46.5B) | 63 | 60 | |
| 4 | 34.9B GBP (≈$45.4B) | 60 | 60 | |
| 5 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 18 | 503.8B HKD (≈$64.5B) | 34 | 73 | |
| 18 | 80.1B CAD (≈$58.5B) | 34 | 47 | |
| 20 | 83.1B USD | 32 | 44 | |
| 21 | 47.3B USD | 30 | 47 | |
| 22 | 76.2B USD | 27 | 43 | |
| 22 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 27 | 56 | |
| 24 | 56.3B CAD (≈$41.1B) | 20 | 52 | |
| 25 | 4.61T INR (≈$55.3B) | 19 | 64 | |
| 25 | 92.4B USD | 19 | 73 |
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