Colgate-Palmolive Co (XSWX:CL) Risk Assessment

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XSWX:CL Colgate-Palmolive Co XSWX:CL
88 GF Score
Price CHF74.91
GF Value CHF75.54
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Colgate-Palmolive Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Colgate-Palmolive Co is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Colgate-Palmolive Co  (XSWX:CL) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

XSWX:CL vs KVUE, KMB, EL: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Colgate-Palmolive Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Risk Assessment vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colgate-Palmolive Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Colgate-Palmolive Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


XSWX:CL
88GF Score
Colgate-Palmolive Co XSWX:CL
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Is Colgate-Palmolive Co (XSWX:CL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Colgate-Palmolive Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF74.91 is trading 0.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF75.54. GuruFocus considers Colgate-Palmolive Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:CL:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: CHF75.54 vs. price of CHF74.91 (0.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:CL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Colgate-Palmolive Co Business Description

Address 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown into a leading player in the household and personal care industry. In addition to its namesake oral care line (which accounts for more than 40% of its total sales), the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and home care products sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including nearly half from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (almost one-fourth of sales), which sells the majority of its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
88GF Score

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CHF74.91
Price
CHF75.54
GF Value