Colgate-Palmolive CL

Climate change resulting in the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters and other extreme weather conditions may adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Specifically, the predicted physical effects of climate change may exacerbate challenges regarding the availability and quality of water and the cost, quality and availability of raw and packaging materials, pose physical risks to our facilities and those of our key suppliers, disrupt our global supply chain or chain, impact demand for our products. products or exacerbate challenges regarding the cost, quality and availability of raw and packaging materials and the availability and quality of water. In addition, the increased concern over climate change has resulted and is likely to continue to result in transition risks, including additional legal and regulatory requirements intended to, among other things, reduce or mitigate the effects of climate change and have related and may relate to, among other things, greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., carbon pricing), alternative energy policy and additional disclosure obligations, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, obligations and extended producer responsibility obligations that relate to our product packaging. Such risks, including additional regulations legal and regulatory requirements, may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition by increasing our compliance and manufacturing costs and/or negatively impacting our reputation if we are unable to, or are perceived (whether or not valid) not to, satisfy such requirements or expectations. Achieving our sustainability and social impact targets will require significant efforts from us and our stakeholders, such as our suppliers and other third parties. It will also require capital investment, additional expense (e.g., renewable energy costs) and the development of technology that may not currently exist. In addition, certain of our stakeholders have expressed negative sentiment regarding corporate sustainability initiatives. Our practices and efforts in this area may not align with the expectations of all stakeholders, which could negatively affect our relationships with certain stakeholders. Furthermore, our activities in this area could expose us to increased regulatory or legal scrutiny, potential product boycotts or other actions that may harm our reputation or adversely affect our reputation, business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. There is also increased focus by certain stakeholders on these and other sustainability matters, including responsible sourcing, deforestation, animal welfare, labor, employment and human rights, ingredients of interest, the use of plastic, energy and water, the recyclability or recoverability of packaging, including single-use and other plastic packaging. From certain stakeholders, there is also a growing demand for natural or organic products and ingredient transparency, such as sources of palm oil and palm kernel oil, and an increased focus on reducing our impact on nature. Failure to achieve our sustainability and social impact targets (including our net zero carbon target) or the perception (whether or not valid) that we have failed to act responsibly with respect to such matters or to effectively respond to new or additional legal or regulatory requirements regarding climate change or other sustainability matters, matters could result in adverse publicity and increased litigation risk and adversely affect our business and reputation. There is also increased focus, including by governmental and non-governmental organizations, investors, customers, consumers, regulators, our employees and other stakeholders on these and other sustainability and social impact matters, including responsible sourcing, deforestation, animal welfare, labor, employment and human rights, the use of plastic, energy and water, the recyclability or recoverability of packaging, including single-use and other plastic packaging. From many of these stakeholders, there is also a growing demand for natural or organic products and ingredient transparency, such as sources of palm oil and palm kernel oil, and an increased focus on reducing our impact on nature. Our reputation could be damaged if we do not (or are perceived not to) act responsibly with respect to sustainability matters, which could adversely affect our reputation, business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Recent Major developments in trade relations and relations, including the imposition of new and/or additional or increased tariffs by the United States and and/or other countries, such as China, including those threatened or imposed following the United States’ February 2025 executive orders imposing orders, retaliatory tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico imposed by the United States’ trading partners or through the renegotiation of trade agreements, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, have contributed to and China, may are expected to continue to contribute to inflationary pressures and, as a result, pressures, geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic and market volatility. These developments have also impacted and may continue to impact consumer demand for sentiment, consumption, discretionary spending and/or purchasing patterns. In addition, they have impacted and may continue to impact the cost and/or availability of raw and packaging materials and the price of our products. We are following the dynamic situation closely and evaluating the impact of such tariffs and any retaliatory actions taken by other countries on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. While we have made and will continue to make efforts to mitigate the impact of these and any additional tariffs imposed by the United States and/or other countries, countries or shifts in trade agreements, they or our mitigating actions could impact the cost and/or price have a material effect on our business, results of our products, the cost operations, cash flows and availability of raw and packaging materials and commodities and/or consumer demand for our products due to, among other things, the impact of such tariffs on the global economy, inflationary pressures or geopolitical relations. financial condition. For additional information, see “Outlook” below.

As of December 31, 2024, 2025, there were 309 454 individual cases pending against the Company in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as compared to 279 308 cases as of December 31, 2023. 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2024, 142 2025, 253 new cases were filed and 111 107 cases were resolved by voluntary dismissal, settlement or dismissal by the court, and one case was removed from the case count when it was established that the claim does not relate to talcum powder. court. The value of the settlements in the periods presented was not material, either individually or in the aggregate, to such periods’ period's results of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, one case resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the Company after a trial. Subsequently, the trial court granted plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial in that case. However, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, an appellate court granted the Company’s request to reinstate the jury’s verdict in favor of the Company. Plaintiffs are challenging that ruling and separately are appealing other issues related to the verdict.

In November 2024, September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-04, “Debt 2025-06, “Intangibles - Debt with Conversion Goodwill and Other Options - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments.” 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software.” This ASU clarifies modernizes the requirements capitalization criteria for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as induced conversions. internal-use software by eliminating references to project stages and clarifying the threshold applied to begin capitalizing costs. This guidance is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and 2027. The Company is not expected to have an currently assessing the impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. of this new guidance.