CLColgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company (together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Colgate-Palmolive”) is a caring, innovative growth company united behind our purpose to reimagine a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 33,600
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- CEO
- Noel R. Wallace
- Next results
- around Jan 29, 2027
What changed
10-K filed Feb 23, 2026 against Feb 13, 2025| Area | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | 5 new paragraphs, nothing like them in the previous 10-K | 10-K Item 1A |
| Critical audit matters changed | New this year: Annual and Interim Goodwill Impairment Tests - Skin Health Reporting Unit (“As described in Notes 2 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated goodwill balance was $3,122 million as of December 31, 2025, and the goodwill associated with the skin health reporting unit was $51 million. Goodwill is subject to impairment tests at least annually o”) | 10-K · XBRL |
| Accounting checks | 10 other checks clear, 1 worth a look | 10-K · XBRL |
| Insiders | No open-market buys in the last 90 days | Form 4 |
| Filings | 2 in the last 30 days | EDGAR |
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
What's new, in their words
10-K filed Feb 23, 2026Paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed 2025-02-13. Quoted as filed.
Negative publicity, posts or comments on digital and social media (including those that are AI-generated), whether true or untrue, could damage our brands and our reputation. The success of our brands could also suffer if our marketing initiatives do not have the desired impact on a brand’s image or its ability to attract consumers.
10-K, Item 1A
Accounting checks
latest 10-K10 of 11 clear 1 worth a look. Checks, not verdicts.
- !Critical audit matters changedNew this year: Annual and Interim Goodwill Impairment Tests - Skin Health Reporting Unit (“As described in Notes 2 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated goodwill balance was $3,122 million as of December 31, 2025, and the goodwill associated with the skin health reporting unit was $51 million. Goodwill is subject to impairment tests at least annually o”)
- ✓Receivables +10.1% vs revenue +1.4% (+8.7 pts)
- ✓Cash from operations $4.2B vs net income $2.1B (FY ending 2025-12-31)
- ✓Inventory +2.3% vs revenue +1.4% (+0.9 pts)
- ✓Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- ✓No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
- ✓No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
- ✓No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
- ✓No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
- ✓No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
- ✓No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In the last 30 days
All filings →- Oct 30, 20268-K Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
- Oct 30, 202610-Q Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
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