stockrowColgate-Palmolive Company (CL) vs Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG)
- Colgate-Palmolive Company CL 96.53 −2.19%
- Procter & Gamble Company (The) PG 165.39 −1.02%
Colgate-Palmolive Company and Procter & Gamble Company (The) are both Household & Personal Products companies. Procter & Gamble Company (The) is the larger, with a market value of $387.3B against $78.5B — 4.9× the size. Procter & Gamble Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 24.5× against 37.0×. Colgate-Palmolive Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.91% against 3.52%. Procter & Gamble Company (The) has the higher net margin (18.1% vs 9.65%) and the lower return on invested capital (15.7% vs 28.9%). Both pay a dividend; Procter & Gamble Company (The) yields more (2.61% vs 2.19%). Across the 23 metrics below, Procter & Gamble Company (The) leads on 12 and Colgate-Palmolive Company on 11.
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| Metric | CL | PG | Household & Personal Products median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 60.61% | 49.78% | 46.90% |
| Operating margin | 14.84% | 22.55% | 1.31% |
| Net margin | 9.65% | 18.14% | 2.32% |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.80% | 18.05% | 4.87% |
| Return on equity | 218.74% | 29.71% | 4.67% |
| Return on assets | 11.99% | 12.24% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 28.91% | 15.71% | 0.57% |
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