Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 23.55.
Forward PE Ratio (23.55) = Close Price ($91.08) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.87)
FORWARD PE RATIO
23.55
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.16
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+37.28%
vs the sector median at left
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Market Cap
$72.88B
Forward PE Ratio
23.55
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) | $72.88B | 23.55 |
| Target Corporation (TGT)vs › | $75.13B | 22.66 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ)vs › | $82.26B | 21.14 |
| Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)vs › | $93.48B | 41.27 |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (CCEP)vs › | $47.87B | 23.60 |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)vs › | $43.59B | 13.98 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $40.22B | 18.34 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $38.70B | 15.34 |
| The Hershey Company (HSY)vs › | $37.82B | 21.95 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $36.87B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
36.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
23.6
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.87 implies +53.6% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.52.
At today's $91.08 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $3.87 | $3.79 – $4.03 | 12 | 23.6x |
| 2027-12-31 | $4.11 | $4.03 – $4.27 | 12 | 22.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $4.40 | $3.62 – $4.75 | 6 | 20.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
