Colgate-Palmolive
Oral, personal and home care; pet nutrition · United States
Colgate-Palmolive makes toothpaste, soap, household cleaners and specialty pet food and sells them in over 200 countries and territories through retailers, vets and pet stores.
What makes it different
Over four in ten dollars spent on toothpaste go to Colgate.
41.3%Global toothpaste market shareFY2025
Global leadership in toothpaste and manual toothbrushes anchors Oral Care, the class that makes up 44% of sales.
How big it is
How big is Colgate-Palmolive?
$20.4BNet salesFY2025
200+Countries and territoriesFY2025
33,600EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Oral, personal and home care is three quarters of sales.
- Oral, Personal and Home Care77%$15.8B
- Hill's Pet Nutrition23%$4.6B
How the business works
Science-led brands, sold in 200 markets
- 1Science-led oral care
- 2Retailers in 200+ markets
- 3Vet-channel pet food
Nearly a quarter of sales are Hill's pet food, sold through vets and pet specialists rather than supermarket aisles.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group10.26%
- BlackRock, Inc.8.18%
- State Street Corporation5.95%
CEO: Noel Wallace
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1806William Colgate starts a starch, soap and candle business in New York
- 1896Colgate introduces toothpaste in a collapsible tube
- 1914First international subsidiary opens in Canada
- 1928Colgate merges with Palmolive-Peet
- 1930Colgate lists on the New York Stock Exchange
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Colgate-Palmolive's own reports.
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What Colgate-Palmolive tracks20 metrics
Global manual toothbrush market share
Global toothpaste market share
Countries and territories
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
Latin America
Hill's Pet Nutrition (worldwide)
North America
The full timeline18 moments
2006
2020
2025
Colgate-Palmolive vs Procter & Gambleside by side
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