Earnings results often indicate the direction a company will take in the coming months. Behind Q4, let’s take a look at Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) and its competitors.
Home product stocks are generally stable investments, as many of the industry’s products are essential to a comfortable and functional living space. Recently, there has been a growing emphasis on eco-friendly and sustainable offerings, reflecting growing consumer preferences for environmentally conscious options. These trends can be a double-edged sword that benefits companies that innovate quickly enough to take advantage of them and harms companies that do not invest enough to meet consumers where they want to be in relation to the trends.
The 10 home products stocks we track all reported mixed fourth-quarter results. As a group, revenue beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.6%, while next quarter revenue guidance was 1.9% higher.
Thankfully, the companies’ share prices have been resilient as they are up an average of 7.3% since their latest earnings results.
Formed after the 1928 combination between toothpaste maker Colgate and soap maker Palmolive-Peet, Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) is a consumer products company that focuses on personal, household, and pet products.
Colgate-Palmolive reported revenue of $5.23 billion, up 5.8% year-over-year. This print was 1.7% higher than analysts’ expectations. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat on analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a nice beat on analysts’ revenue estimates.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Noel Wallace commented on the Base business’s fourth quarter and full year results, “We are pleased to exit 2025 with accelerated growth momentum on both the top and bottom lines, despite sluggish category growth in many markets. Net sales and organic sales grew in every category during the quarter, led by strength in oral care and pet care and nutrition, except private label.
Interestingly, the stock is up 10.2% since reporting and is currently trading at $93.91.
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A leader in multiple consumer product categories, Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) is a diversified company with a portfolio of trusted brands spanning home appliances, garden care, personal care and pet care.
Spectrum Brands reported revenue of $677 million, down 3.3% year over year, 1.2% better than analysts’ expectations. The business had a very strong quarter, impressively beating analysts’ EPS estimates and analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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