Colgate-Palmolive Stock Surges 1.89% on Strong Volume, Ranks 245th in Market Activity

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) rose 1.89% on August 19, 2025, with a trading volume of $0.39 billion, ranking 245th in the market. The stock’s performance came amid several corporate updates that could influence investor sentiment.

The company announced that CEO Noel Wallace will present at the Barclays 2025 Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 3. This webcast, accessible via Colgate’s investor website, will detail strategic priorities and operational progress. The event follows a second-quarter earnings call on August 1, where management addressed organic sales growth and margin challenges, including a 0.6% drag from private-label pet sales. These developments highlight ongoing efforts to stabilize performance amid competitive pressures in core categories like Oral Care and Home Care.

Colgate also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, payable on August 15 to shareholders of record as of July 18. The uninterrupted dividend streak since 1895 underscores the company’s commitment to shareholder returns, though recent earnings reports noted a 50-basis-point decline in GAAP gross profit margin to 60.1%, reflecting cost management pressures.

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