Colgate-Palmolive Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Colgate-Palmolive's competitors and similar companies include Essity, Estee Lauder, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson.

	Colgate-Palmolive Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of household, health, personal care, and veterinary products.	Essity Essity is a company providing personal care, consumer tissue, and hygiene products.	Estee Lauder The Estée Lauder Companies is a manufacturer and marketer of skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products.	Unilever Unilever is a company that produces and supplies consumer goods.	Kimberly-Clark Kimberly-Clark is a company manufacturing and marketing personal care, consumer tissue, and professional products.	Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble (P&G) is a company that provides personal care products, cleaning agents, and other consumer goods.	Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a company that engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1806	Founding Date 2017	Founding Date 1946	Founding Date 1894	Founding Date 1872	Founding Date 1837	Founding Date 1886
Type	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public
Tags	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial consumer products & services dental distribution health & beauty nutrition	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial Retail consumer products & services distribution health & beauty paper and packaging	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial Retail consumer products & services cosmetics distribution health & beauty	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial beverages consumer chemistry consumer products & services cosmetics health & beauty processed food	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial consumer goods health & beauty home care paper and packaging	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial consumer chemistry consumer goods health & beauty home care	Tags Healthcare Manufacturing & Industrial consumer chemistry health & beauty holding company medical devices medtech
Locations	Locations New York, US HQ Llavallol, AR Sydney, AU Brussels, BE Sao Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Santiago, CL see more	Locations Stockholm, SE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Springvale, AU Pernitz, AT Wien, AT Machelen, BE Verviers, BE see more	Locations New York, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Erskineville, AU Wien, AT Machelen, BE Sao Paulo, BR Sofia, BG see more	Locations London, GB HQ Hassi Bounif, DZ Munro, AR North Rocks, AU Wien, AT Manama, BH Dhaka, BD see more	Locations Irving, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Fátima, AR San Luis, AR Perth, AU Sydney, AU Vienna, AT see more	Locations Cincinnati, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Minsk, BY Grimbergen, BE Ilidža, BA Sao Paulo, BR see more	Locations New Brunswick, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Vienna, AT Minsk, BY Beerse, BE Sofia, BG see more
Employees	Employees 34,000	Employees 36,000	Employees 1,2903% increase	Employees 115,964	Employees 41,0007% decrease	Employees 107,0001% increase	Employees 131,90014% decrease
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 85.9 b	Valuation ($) 20 b	Valuation ($) 31.9 b	Valuation ($) 1.6 b	Valuation ($) 48.5 b	Valuation ($) 401 b	Valuation ($) 396.3 b
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $20.1b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) kr150.1b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) $15.6b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) €60.8b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) $20.1b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) $84b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) $88.8b (FY, 2024)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods $7.9b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods kr90.9b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods $4.4b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods €31.6b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods $12.9b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods $40.8b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods $27.5b (FY, 2024)
Gross profit	Gross profit $12.2b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit kr59.2b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit $11.2b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit €29.1b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit $7.2b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit $43.2b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit $61.4b (FY, 2024)
Net income	Net income $3b (FY, 2024)	Net income kr12.3b (FY, 2024)	Net income $409m (FY, 2024)	Net income €6.4b (FY, 2024)	Net income $2.6b (FY, 2024)	Net income $15b (FY, 2024)	Net income $14.1b (FY, 2024)
Operating ⚠
Brands	Brands N/A	Brands 16 (FY, 2023)	Brands 25 (FY, 2021)	Brands 400 (FY, 2023)	Brands N/A	Brands N/A	Brands N/A
Countries	Countries 200 (FY, 2021)	Countries 150 (FY, 2023)	Countries 150 (FY, 2021)	Countries 190 (FY, 2023)	Countries 175 (FY, 2022)	Countries 180 (FY, 2023)	Countries N/A
Countries (Facilities)	Countries (Facilities) 80 (FY, 2021)	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) 33 (FY, 2022)	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A
Facilities	Facilities 330 (FY, 2021)	Facilities N/A	Facilities N/A	Facilities N/A	Facilities 83 (FY, 2022)	Facilities N/A	Facilities N/A
Facilities Leased	Facilities Leased 260 (FY, 2021)	Facilities Leased N/A	Facilities Leased 28 (FY, 2021)	Facilities Leased N/A	Facilities Leased N/A	Facilities Leased N/A	Facilities Leased N/A
Facilities Owned	Facilities Owned 70 (FY, 2021)	Facilities Owned N/A	Facilities Owned 9 (FY, 2021)	Facilities Owned N/A	Facilities Owned N/A	Facilities Owned N/A	Facilities Owned N/A
Manufacturing Facilities	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities 90 (FY, 2023)	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities 104 (FY, 2023)	Manufacturing Facilities N/A
Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign)	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) 55 (FY, 2022)	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) 80 (FY, 2023)	Manufacturing Facilities (Foreign) N/A
Manufacturing Facilities (United States)	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) N/A	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) 24 (FY, 2023)	Manufacturing Facilities (United States) 28 (FY, 2022)
Product Categories	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories 6 (FY, 2023)	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories 10 (FY, 2023)	Product Categories N/A
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 15.2m	Total funding raised $ 330.2m	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A