Colgate-Palmolive FY26 Q2 GAAP EPS drops 5% to $0.86; net sales rise 4.9% to $5.36 billion

• Colgate-Palmolive Q2 2026 net sales rose 4.9% to $5.36 billion; GAAP EPS fell 5% to $0.86.
• Base Business diluted EPS climbed 8% to $0.99; organic sales increased 2.4%, including a 0.4% drag from lower private label pet food sales.
• GAAP gross profit margin widened 1.4 percentage points to 61.5%; advertising spending increased to $777 million.
• Year-to-date global toothpaste share held at 41.3%; manual toothbrush share stood at 32.7%.
• Full-year 2026 guidance maintained for net sales up 2%-6% and organic sales up 1%-4%; GAAP gross profit margin outlook lifted to roughly flat.

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