Colgate-Palmolive

Mumbai, India Listed Fortune India 500 · #381 Fortune MNC 500 · #122
Colgate-Palmolive is engaged in manufacturing oral care and household products.
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About Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive is a publicly listed company based in Mumbai (India). Colgate-Palmolive is engaged in manufacturing oral care and household products. It operates on a Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) and Reseller / Distribution model. Colgate-Palmolive has completed 1 acquisition, including unknown. Its Indian entity Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited reported revenue of ₹6,124 Cr. Colgate-Palmolive offers products and services including Colgate Toothpaste and Colgate Toothbrush. Its focus areas include Consumer Goods, Personal Care and Oral Hygiene. Its competitors include Perfora, Salt Oral Care and Spicta; 2 of its 3 listed competitors have raised funding.

Company details

Colgate-Palmolive is involved in the production and distribution of oral care, personal care, and household products. The company operates globally, focusing on innovative solutions for consumer needs. Sectors served include health and hygiene with a commitment to sustainability. Various brands under its portfolio cater to diverse markets. Community impact initiatives like Bright Smiles, Bright Futures are supported. Environmental preservation and diversity inclusion are prioritized in operations.

Colgate-Palmolive is ranked #381 on the Fortune India 500 (2025) and #122 on the Fortune MNC 500 India (2026).

Recognitions & Rankings of Colgate-Palmolive

Fortune India 500 2025 edition
Rank#381
Total income
₹6,250 Cr
Profit
₹1,437 Cr
Last year #379
Fortune MNC 500 India 2026 edition
Rank#122
Total income
₹6,250 Cr
Profit
₹1,437 Cr
Operational Areas
Consumer → Beauty & Personal Care Products
Key Metrics
  • Market Cap
    ₹43,561 Cr

    COLPAL · NSE

  • Share Price
    ₹1,629.80

    +1.76% today

  • Revenue
    ₹6,035 Cr

    FY 2025-26 · -0.1% YoY

  • EBITDA
    ₹1,845 Cr

    Margin 30.6%

  • Net Profit
    ₹1,344 Cr

    FY 2025-26 · -6.4% YoY

  • P/E (TTM)
    30.9x

    P/B 40.4x

  • ROE
    81.6%

    ROCE 104.1%

  • Debt / Equity
    0.03

    Interest cover 0.2x

  • Investments & Acquisitions
    unknown

Products & Services of Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including Colgate Toothpaste and Colgate Toothbrush.

Colgate Toothpaste
Oral Care

Toothpaste products are offered for oral hygiene maintenance.

Colgate Toothbrush
Oral Care

Toothbrushes are provided for effective dental cleaning purposes.

Apps and channels of Colgate-Palmolive

its YouTube channel Colgate-Palmolive Company has 135K subscribers.

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YouTube 135K subscribers Science & Technology
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Board of directors of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (Colgate-Palmolive)

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is the primary company behind Colgate-Palmolive. The board of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited currently have 8 directors; the longest-serving is Jacob Sebastian Madukkakuzy, appointed in 2016. 25 earlier directors have ceased.

DirectorDesignationAppointedTenureEntity
Jacob Sebastian Madukkakuzy
DIN 07645510
Whole-time director28 Oct 201610 yrsColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Sukanya Kripalu
DIN 06994202
Director01 Jun 20188 yrs 4 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Mukul Vinayak Deoras
DIN 02869422
Director01 Sep 20188 yrs 1 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Gopika Pant
DIN 00388675
Director21 May 20206 yrs 5 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Sekhar Natarajan
DIN 01031445
Director21 May 20206 yrs 5 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Prabha Narasimhan
DIN 08822860
Managing Director01 Sep 20224 yrs 1 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Indu Bhushan
DIN 09302960
Director26 Jul 20233 yrs 3 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Sanjay Gupta
DIN 05100297
Director22 Jan 20242 yrs 9 moColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited

People of Colgate-Palmolive

136 people are tracked at Colgate-Palmolive (12 in leadership, 124 in team).

NameRoleGroup
Apala Sen
Head Of Innovation & Member Of Executive CommitteeLeadership
Sujata Nairi
Associate Director - Commercial And Investor RelationsLeadership
Sonal Baid
Director- Sales And Marketing HRLeadership
Ruchir Bhatnagar
Executive Vice President, Customer DevelopmentLeadership
Prabha Narasimhan
Managing Director and Chief Executive OfficerLeadership
Roney Eapen
Head Of Insights And Analytics - IndiaLeadership
Jacob
Wholetime Director & CFOLeadership
Swati Agarwal
Sr. Director R&d India Global Technology CenterLeadership
Badal Choudhary
Director CD Transformation (centre Of Excellence)Leadership
Johnny Amerling
DirectorLeadership
Anubhuti Nath Santani
Senior Director - Customer Development, South & West IndiaLeadership
Mriganki Tyagi
Director E-commerceLeadership
Dhanya Shetty
Associate Analyst 1Team
Ashwini Pawar
Associate AnalystTeam
Ajitosh A.
Assistant Manager Business AnalyticsTeam
Aditya Walkhede
Associate Distributor Analyst (third Party)Team
Vaishnavi Navane
Senior AnalystTeam
Swati Attre
Technical AnalystTeam
Ankur Kumar Pandey
Customer Development ExecutiveTeam
Rajat Prakash Mishra
Innovation Project ManagerTeam

116 more people are available in the full profile.

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IPO & Listings of Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive is a publicly listed company on the NSE with ticker symbol COLPAL in India, operating in the FMCG sector. As a publicly traded entity, the company provides investors with opportunities to participate in its growth story through equity ownership. The listing enables access to capital markets, enhances corporate visibility, and provides liquidity for shareholders while maintaining transparency through regulatory compliance and regular financial disclosures.

  • Listed onNSE: COLPAL
  • Listed entityColgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
  • Exchange sectorFMCG

Financials of Colgate-Palmolive

Exchange-reported figures of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the listed company behind Colgate-Palmolive (NSE: COLPAL).

Financial Highlights

FY 2025-26 · Standalone
Revenue
₹6,035 Cr
-0.1% YoY
EBITDA
₹1,845 Cr
-5.8% YoY
Profit After Tax
₹1,344 Cr
-6.4% YoY
Net Worth
₹1,584 Cr
-4.8% YoY
Total Assets
₹1,679 Cr
-4.4% YoY
Total Debt
₹47.41 Cr
-22.1% YoY

Revenue vs Net Profit ₹ Cr

Margin trends

Financial summary ₹ Cr

MetricsFY 2025-26FY 2024-25FY 2023-24FY 2022-23FY 2021-22FY 2020-21FY 2019-20
Income statement
Revenue6,0356,0405,6805,2265,1004,8414,525
Revenue growth-0.1%+6.3%+8.7%+2.5%+5.3%+7.0%-
EBITDA1,8451,9581,8811,5361,5661,5101,202
EBITDA margin+30.6%+32.4%+33.1%+29.4%+30.7%+31.2%+26.6%
Profit before tax1,7841,9301,7811,4101,4091,3501,043
Net profit1,3441,4361,3381,0551,0781,036816
Net profit margin+22.3%+23.8%+23.6%+20.2%+21.2%+21.4%+18.0%
EPS (₹)48.7252.8248.6638.5039.6538.0730.02
Balance sheet
Total assets1,6791,7571,9691,8111,8331,2901,746
Net worth1,5841,6641,8741,7161,7351,1661,594
Total debt47.4160.8471.7568.9683.0591.18102
Cash & bank1,4691,0951,374923755868421
Net working capital502501677475414(232)159
Cash flow
Cash from operations1,8061,3941,1991,1761,626784930
Cash from investing37455.9779.24(7.55)(108)71.35(18.66)
Cash from financing(1,422)(1,671)(1,195)(1,087)(1,091)(956)(891)
ParticularsSep 2026Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024
Revenue1,7061,6031,5951,4861,5201,4341,4631,462
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.3%+11.8%+9.1%+1.7%-6.2%-4.2%--
Other income21.7122.8016.8739.2815.0317.9419.0620.40
Total expenses1,2321,1241,1021,0521,0549819641,007
EBITDA473480493434465453498454
EBITDA margin+28.0%+30.2%+31.2%+29.4%+30.9%+31.9%+34.3%+31.3%
Depreciation34.1639.2135.0836.2537.1937.5438.3741.13
Interest0.811.030.810.970.991.021.081.11
Profit before tax460462474436442432478433
Tax119119121112115111123110

Financial Statements

Figures in ₹ Cr; negatives in brackets. Updated 29 Oct 2026
ParticularsSep 2026Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024
Revenue1,7061,6031,5951,4861,5201,4341,4631,462
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.3%+11.8%+9.1%+1.7%-6.2%-4.2%--
Other income21.7122.8016.8739.2815.0317.9419.0620.40
Total expenses1,2321,1241,1021,0521,0549819641,007
EBITDA473480493434465453498454
EBITDA margin+28.0%+30.2%+31.2%+29.4%+30.9%+31.9%+34.3%+31.3%
Depreciation34.1639.2135.0836.2537.1937.5438.3741.13
Interest0.811.030.810.970.991.021.081.11
Profit before tax460462474436442432478433
Tax119119121112115111123110
ParticularsFY 2025-26FY 2024-25FY 2023-24FY 2022-23FY 2021-22FY 2020-21FY 2019-20
Revenue6,0356,0405,6805,2265,1004,8414,525
Revenue growth-0.1%+6.3%+8.7%+2.5%+5.3%+7.0%-
Other income89.1213976.5253.5826.2630.3549.24
Total expenses4,1904,0823,7993,6903,5343,3323,323
Employee cost475447412377385366332
EBITDA1,8451,9581,8811,5361,5661,5101,202
EBITDA margin+30.6%+32.4%+33.1%+29.4%+30.7%+31.2%+26.6%
Depreciation146163172175177182198
Interest3.794.325.004.915.897.269.62
Profit before tax1,7841,9301,7811,4101,4091,3501,043
Tax459493458363331315227
Net profit1,3441,4361,3381,0551,0781,036816
Net profit margin+22.3%+23.8%+23.6%+20.2%+21.2%+21.4%+18.0%
EPS (₹)48.7252.8248.6638.5039.6538.0730.02
ParticularsFY 2025-26FY 2024-25FY 2023-24FY 2022-23FY 2021-22FY 2020-21FY 2019-20
Equity & liabilities
Share capital27.2027.2027.2027.2027.2027.2027.20
Reserves & surplus1,5571,6371,8471,6891,7071,1391,567
Shareholders' funds (net worth)1,5841,6641,8741,7161,7351,1661,594
Secured loans0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Unsecured loans47.4160.8471.7568.9683.0591.18102
Total debt47.4160.8471.7568.9683.0591.18102
Total liabilities1,6791,7571,9691,8111,8331,2901,746
Assets
Gross block2,4122,3622,2192,1212,0501,9831,862
Net block7187767948629631,0651,123
Capital work in progress27.1838.41110114122145190
Investments0.000.000.000.000.0018.6118.62
Inventories376377296335357336297
Sundry debtors209226167157225117133
Cash & bank balances1,4691,0951,374923755868421
Loans & advances17764.0766.2313214652.04161
Total current assets2,2311,7631,9041,5481,4831,3731,012
Total current liabilities1,7291,2621,2271,0721,0681,604853
Net working capital502501677475414(232)159
Total assets1,6791,7571,9691,8111,8331,2901,746
ParticularsFY 2025-26FY 2024-25FY 2023-24FY 2022-23FY 2021-22FY 2020-21FY 2019-20
Opening cash668889806724297398378
Net cash from operating activities1,8061,3941,1991,1761,626784930
Net cash from investing activities37455.9779.24(7.55)(108)71.35(18.66)
Net cash from financing activities(1,422)(1,671)(1,195)(1,087)(1,091)(956)(891)
Net change in cash758(221)82.9381.99427(101)19.82
Closing cash1,4691,0951,374923755868421
ParticularsFY 2025-26FY 2024-25FY 2023-24FY 2022-23FY 2021-22FY 2020-21FY 2019-20
Growth
Sales growth-0.1%+6.3%+8.7%+2.5%+5.3%+7.0%-
EBITDA growth-5.8%+4.1%+22.5%-1.9%+3.7%+25.6%-
PBT growth-7.6%+8.3%+26.4%+0.1%+4.4%+29.4%-8.7%
Net income growth-6.4%+7.4%+26.8%-2.2%+4.1%+26.9%-
Revenue CAGR (3Y)+4.9%+5.8%+5.5%+4.9%+4.6%+5.0%+4.4%
EBITDA CAGR (3Y)+6.3%+7.7%+7.6%+8.5%+8.2%+11.1%+8.4%
Profitability & leverage
Net income margin+22.0%+23.8%+23.3%+20.0%+21.1%+21.4%+18.0%
Return on capital employed+104.1%+103.8%+94.5%+77.6%+90.6%+89.4%+63.9%
Return on net worth+81.6%+81.2%+73.7%+60.7%+74.4%+75.0%+53.7%
Debt / equity0.030.040.040.040.060.070.06
Long-term debt / equity0.020.030.030.040.050.060.05
Interest cover0.220.240.290.360.420.550.96
Efficiency & per share
Fixed asset turnover2.532.642.622.512.532.522.51
Inventory turnover16.0217.9317.9815.0914.7215.3016.59
Debtors turnover27.7230.6934.9827.3629.8438.7926.44
EPS (₹)48.7252.8248.6638.5039.6538.0730.02
Dividend per share (₹)58.0051.0058.0039.0040.0038.0028.00
Book value per share (₹)58.2461.1968.9163.1163.7842.8658.61

Investments & Acquisitions by Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive has strategically engaged in corporate development activities, having acquired 1 company. Notable acquisitions include unknown.

Acquisitions
Company NameDescriptionDomainLocationFoundedAcquiredAmount
unknown
The company is linked to the domain caretopco.tcc.mode.
caretopco.tcc.mode0Feb 2025••••
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Competitors of Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive has 3 listed competitors in our database, 2 of them funded. They include Perfora, Salt Oral Care and Spicta.

Company NameDomainFoundedHQ LocationTotal fundingEmployeesDescription
Perfora
perforacare.com2021Gurugram, India$8.73M51
Oral hygiene products are provided by an internet-first brand.
Salt Oral Care
saltoralcare.com2023Mumbai, India$1.36M
Provider of oral care and hygiene products
Spicta
spicta.in2022Mumbai, India
Natural and organic oral care products are provided by Spicta.
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Related news about Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive: Jefferies on Colgate-Palmolive India Maintains Buy, cuts Target Price to ₹2,000; double-digit topline growth was partly driven by the GST-transition base, with two-year revenue CAGR at just 3%. Advertising spend rose to ~19% of revenue, a multi-quarter high, weighing on EBITDA margins; the new CEO expects stronger growth from a science-backed portfolio and continued brand investments. Cuts EPS estimates by 3–4%.
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Colgate-Palmolive: HSBC on Colgate-Palmolive India Maintains Hold, Target Price ₹1,840; Q2FY27 sales rose 12% YoY, but were 1–2% below estimates, with a two-year CAGR of just 2.6% despite high-single-digit volume growth. Advertising spend surged 40% YoY, contributing to an 8–10% earnings miss; underlying growth remains modest despite the low base.
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COLPAL: Q2 SL NET PROFIT 3.42B RUPEES VS 3.28B (YOY); EST 3.7B
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Frequently Asked Questions about Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is registered at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The primary company behind Colgate-Palmolive, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, reported revenue of ₹6,124 Cr for FY 2026, down 0% year on year.

Colgate-Palmolive is involved in the production and distribution of oral care, personal care, and household products. The company operates globally, focusing on innovative solutions for consumer needs. Sectors served include health and hygiene with a commitment to sustainability. Various brands under its portfolio cater to diverse markets. Community impact initiatives like Bright Smiles, Bright Futures are supported. Environmental preservation and diversity inclusion are prioritized in operations.

Colgate-Palmolive's top competitors include Perfora, Salt Oral Care and Spicta.

Colgate-Palmolive offers Colgate Toothpaste and Colgate Toothbrush.

Yes, Colgate-Palmolive is publicly traded on NSE under the ticker symbol COLPAL.

Colgate-Palmolive has made 1 acquisition, including unknown.

Colgate-Palmolive operates through Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited.

The legal entities of Colgate-Palmolive currently have 9 directors, including Jacob Sebastian Madukkakuzy, Gopika Pant, Sukanya Kripalu and others.

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