Colgate Palmolive (India) share price
NSE: COLPALBSE: 500830Personal ProductsMid Cap
Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited · Face value ₹1 Face value. The nominal value of one share as the company issued it, the unit its share capital is counted in and a dividend can be stated as a percentage of; it has no link to the share price. Face value in the glossary · Listed Mar 1979 on BSE, Dec 2007 on NSE
Last close ₹1,603.40down ₹12.10 (0.75%)BSE ₹1,605.50
Share price at the NSE close on 27 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,615.50.
27 Oct: open ₹1,622.20, high ₹1,623.30, low ₹1,596.60
52-week range of traded prices to 27 Oct 2026
₹1,580.00Low, 23 Oct 2026₹2,301.60High, 27 Feb 2026
- Market capMarket capitalisation. Share price times the number of shares: what the whole company is worth at the day's price. The rank is by average market value over the six months to Jun 2026, among listed companies. Market capitalisation: how it is worked out
- ₹43,610 Cr185th largest listed
- P/EPrice to earnings, trailing. Market cap divided by the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, after the share of the other owners of its subsidiaries: what investors pay for each rupee of a year's profit. Price to earnings, trailing: how it is worked out
- 32.02
- P/BPrice to book. Market cap divided by the net worth that belongs to the company's own shareholders, its assets less everything it owes and less the other owners' share of its subsidiaries, on its latest balance sheet. Price to book: how it is worked out
- 26.96
- Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price.
- 2.99%
- ROEReturn on equity. Profit over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, as a percentage of their net worth, the money they have in the business. Net worth is the average of the latest balance sheet and the one a year before it.
- 85.1%
- ROCEReturn on capital employed. Operating profit after depreciation (revenue less operating expenses and depreciation, without other income and one-off items) as a percentage of all the money the business runs on: the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included, plus borrowings. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. The profit is over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly); net worth and borrowings are on the latest balance sheet.
- 109.0%
- Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings divided by the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included: rupees borrowed for each rupee of equity in the business. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. From the balance sheet at the end of Sep 2026.
- 0.00
- Volume, NSEVolume. Shares traded on the last trading day; delivery is the part buyers kept rather than sold again the same day. Volume in the glossary
- 4,63,90958.2% delivered
About Colgate Palmolive (India)
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited makes and sells toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwash, along with Palmolive body washes and hand washes.12 It sells to households of all age groups in cities, towns and villages across India, through distributors, wholesalers, modern trade stores, other retailers and e-commerce platforms.34
It was incorporated on 23 Sep 1937 and has its registered office at the Colgate Research Center in Powai, Mumbai.5 It has no subsidiary, joint venture or associate company.6 It sells in 28 states and 8 union territories of India and in 14 other countries; exports were 5% of turnover in the year to Mar 2026, and export earnings were ₹278.11 crore.37 It had 2,276 permanent employees on 31 Mar 2026.8
Its holding companies are Colgate-Palmolive Company of the USA, Colgate-Palmolive (Asia) Pte. Ltd and Norwood International Incorporated, and the promoter and promoter group held 51.00% of the shares on 31 Mar 2026.910 Mukul Deoras, president of Colgate-Palmolive's Asia Pacific division, has chaired the board since September 2018, and Prabha Narasimhan, who joined in 2022, is managing director and chief executive officer.11
Colgate Palmolive (India) key points
Results
- In the quarter to Jun 2026, net sales were ₹1,591 crore, up 12.0% year on year, and net profit after tax was ₹343 crore.12
- Excluding one-off items and the impact of the GST inverted duty structure (tax on inputs higher than on the finished product), net profit grew 10.6% year on year in the quarter to Jun 2026 and was 22.3% of net sales.13
- In the year to Mar 2026, net sales were ₹5,984 crore, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) was ₹1,870 crore and net cash generated from operations was ₹1,806 crore, with a gross margin of 69.3%.14
- Earnings per share were ₹48.7 for the year to Mar 2026; the company paid ₹48 a share as 2 interim dividends, and its board recommended no final dividend.1516
Market position
- Management said on 17 Aug 2026 that Colgate is 3 times the size of the second toothpaste brand in India, without stating the measure of size.17
- Colgate reaches 1.7 million outlets directly and 7.1 million in all, the widest reach of any toothpaste brand in India, the company says.17
- Asked which toothpaste brand they think of, 67% of consumers name Colgate first, and 90% would consider it, management said on 17 Aug 2026.18
- Colgate Sensitive, where the company is the challenger to another brand, has grown 10 times as fast as the sensitivity category from a very small base since work on it started in January, management said on 17 Aug 2026.19
Revenue mix
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes made up 97.10% of turnover in the year to Mar 2026.20
- By the company's own data, e-commerce net sales grew at a double-digit rate in the year to Mar 2026, and quick commerce (delivery within minutes) net sales doubled.21
- E-commerce brings the company a double-digit share of its sales, against 6% for the market as a whole, management said on 17 Aug 2026.22
Premium toothpaste
- Colgate Total, Colgate Visible White Purple and Colgate PerioGard are the company's 3 priority premium toothpaste brands, management said on 17 Aug 2026.23
- On the company's calendar-year data, premium toothpaste's share of its business in 2026 is 2.5 times its share in 2021.24
- The whitening category has a penetration (how widely it is used) of about 2% in India, against 25% in developed markets, the company says.25
- Advertising spending was ₹252 crore in the quarter to Jun 2026, up 34% year on year, with much of the increase going to premium brands and new channels.26
Personal care
- The Palmolive brand has awareness levels of about 65%, the company says.27
- Bombay Shaving Company now runs Palmolive's e-commerce and direct-to-consumer business, including its consumer advertising and customer relationships there, while the company keeps innovation, product quality and supply chain, management said on 17 Aug 2026.28
Plants and capacity
What the company expects
- The company said on 17 Aug 2026 that it expects gross margins to stay in their range, while higher advertising, likely above the level of the quarter to Jun 2026, may affect EBITDA as a share of sales.31
- The company said on 17 Aug 2026 that it intends to drive growth ahead of profitability.32
- In its presentation of 17 Aug 2026, the company said its Funding the Growth cost-saving programme is on track to surpass its 2026 targets.33
- The company stated in its annual report for the year to Mar 2026 that it is committed to reaching 10 million more children each year through Bright Smiles, Bright Futures, its school oral health programme.34
Litigation and regulatory matters
- On 24 Dec 2025, the Income Tax Department served an assessment order with a demand of ₹267.64 crore for the year to Mar 2022, mainly over transfer pricing adjustments (the tax value placed on dealings with group companies) and disallowed expenses.35
- In its exchange filing of 26 Dec 2025, the company said the order has no impact on its financials or operations and that it would appeal to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal; its documents give no outcome.3637
Last updated
All 37 sources, each with its page
- 1. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 159
- 2. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 160
- 3. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 178
- 4. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 3
- 5. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 237
- 6. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 116
- 7. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 172
- 8. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 173
- 9. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 179
- 10. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 149
- 11. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 34
- 12. Investor presentation, 17 Aug 2026, page 57
- 13. Investor presentation, 17 Aug 2026, page 57
- 14. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 19
- 15. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 19
- 16. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 116
- 17. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 6
- 18. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 6
- 19. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 11
- 20. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 178
- 21. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 14
- 22. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 18
- 23. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 9
- 24. Investor presentation, 17 Aug 2026, page 61
- 25. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 160
- 26. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 14
- 27. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 161
- 28. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 24
- 29. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 150
- 30. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 12
- 31. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 23
- 32. Earnings call, 17 Aug 2026, page 32
- 33. Investor presentation, 17 Aug 2026, page 60
- 34. Annual report, 4 Jul 2026, page 162
- 35. Exchange filing, 26 Dec 2025, page 1
- 36. Exchange filing, 26 Dec 2025, page 1
- 37. Exchange filing, 26 Dec 2025, page 2
Results
Standalone; ₹ crore.Colgate Palmolive (India) quarterly results
- Revenue growth, 12 monthsRevenue growth, 12 months. The last twelve months against the twelve before them. Left empty where the earlier figure was nought or a loss: growth out of a loss has no percentage.
- +8.7%
- Net profit growth, 12 monthsNet profit growth, 12 months. The last twelve months against the twelve before them. Left empty where the earlier figure was nought or a loss: growth out of a loss has no percentage.
- +2.7%
Quarter to Sep 2026, against the quarter before
- RevenueRevenue. The pill is the change in revenue against the quarter before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹1,706 Crup 6.39%
- Net profitNet profit. The pill is the change in net profit against the quarter before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent. Net profit in the glossary
- ₹342 Crdown 0.44%
- Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax. Net margin in the glossary
- 20.0%
Revenue by quarter
Peak revenue ₹1,706 Cr, quarter to Sep 2026; lowest ₹1,434 Cr, quarter to Jun 2025
Net profit by quarter, a loss in red
| ₹ crore | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,462 | 1,463 | 1,434 | 1,520 | 1,486 | 1,595 | 1,603 | 1,706 |
| Net profit | 323 | 355 | 321 | 328 | 324 | 353 | 343 | 342 |
| Net margin | 22.1% | 24.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 20.0% |
Standalone. The last eight quarters. The latest is shaded.
Year to Mar 2026, against the year before
- RevenueRevenue. The pill is the change in revenue against the year before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹6,035 Crdown 0.08%
- Net profitNet profit. The pill is the change in net profit against the year before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹1,325 Crdown 7.76%
- Net margin
- 22.0%
Revenue by year
Peak revenue ₹6,040 Cr, year to Mar 2025; lowest ₹4,328 Cr, year to Mar 2018
Net profit by year, a loss in red
| ₹ crore | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,520 | 4,328 | 4,462 | 4,525 | 4,841 | 5,100 | 5,226 | 5,680 | 6,040 | 6,035 |
| Net profit | 577 | 673 | 776 | 816 | 1,035 | 1,078 | 1,047 | 1,324 | 1,437 | 1,325 |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 23.8% | 22.0% |
Standalone. Years to March. The latest is shaded.
Business segments
In the year to Mar 2026 the company reports one business segment, PERSONAL CARE (Including Oral Care), which carries all its revenue.
Valuation
Today, against the company's own history.Colgate Palmolive (India) PE ratio and valuation
Price to earnings
At or below today's level on 0.0% of 2,478 trading days over the last 10 years.
LowestHighest
Its median45.18Industry median35.69
Price to book
At or below today's level on 51% of 1,981 trading days since Oct 2018.
LowestHighest
Its median26.75Industry median5.41
Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price. When a year's dividend goes ex later than the year before's, the yield reads zero for the days between; a run of under 60 such trading days is left out of the yield's medians and percentiles. The ex-date is the day from which a buyer of the share no longer gets the dividend.
At or below today's level on 100% of 2,478 trading days over the last 10 years.
LowestHighest
Its median2.09%Industry median2.41%
Where the return came from
Yearly rates to Mar 2026, per-share figures restated for splits and bonuses.
| Over | Return a year | Earnings growth | Change in P/E | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −22.5% | −7.8% | −18.9% | 2.7% |
| 3 years | +8.2% | +8.2% | −2.1% | 2.3% |
| 5 years | +5.2% | +5.1% | −2.2% | 2.4% |
Return is price growth plus the average dividend yield. Change in P/E is (1 + price growth) / (1 + earnings growth) - 1, so the parts compound rather than add.
Mutual fund holdings
166 funds disclosed a holding for Sep 2026. What they did in Sep 2026, against each fund's month before. 110 of the 123 funds that added or cut are index funds, ETFs or arbitrage funds: an index fund or ETF holds what its index holds, and an arbitrage fund holds the share against a sale of its future. 2 more funds filed their first portfolio on record, holding it.All 166 funds holding Colgate Palmolive (India)
- Bought for the first timeBought for the first time. Funds that held it at the month's end and had not held it in any month on record before.
- 7
- Bought againBought again. Funds that held it at the month's end, had not held it the month before, and held it in an earlier month.
- 4
- AddedAdded. Funds that held more shares than at the end of the month before.
- 65
- CutCut. Funds that held fewer shares than at the end of the month before.
- 58
- Held unchangedHeld unchanged. Funds that held the same number of shares as at the end of the month before.
- 30
- Sold outSold out. Funds that held it at the end of the month before and hold none at this month's end. Sold out in the glossary
- 8
| Fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 SBI Large & Midcap FundSBI Mutual Fund | 41,60,742 | 1.81% | ₹733.7 Cr |
 Nippon India Multi Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 27,36,795 | 0.90% | ₹482.6 Cr |
| SBI Midcap FundSBI Mutual Fund | 18,00,000 | 1.36% | ₹317.4 Cr |
| Nippon India Large Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 15,90,441 | 0.55% | ₹280.4 Cr |
| Nippon India Growth Mid Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 13,00,000 | 0.46% | ₹229.2 Cr |
 HDFC Mid Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 10,61,989 | 0.18% | ₹187.3 Cr |
| SBI Consumption Opportunities FundSBI Mutual Fund | 4,75,000 | 3.17% | ₹83.8 Cr |
 Invesco India Arbitrage FundInvesco Mutual Fund | 4,33,400 | 0.25% | ₹76.4 Cr |
 quant Multi Cap Fundquant Mutual Fund | 3,68,421 | 0.87% | ₹65.0 Cr |
 UTI Multi Asset Allocation FundUTI Mutual Fund | 3,17,600 | 0.84% | ₹56.0 Cr |
Portfolios disclosed for Sep 2026. Weight is the holding as a share of the fund's assets.
Colgate Palmolive (India) competitors and peers
Personal Care, 21 listed companies, priced on 27 Oct 2026. The table lists the 8 companies closest to Colgate Palmolive (India) in market cap.FMCG companies
Where the company sits among the companies nearest its size
| Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Godrej Consumer ProductsGODREJCP | 84,812 | 44.32 | 6.70 | +9.2% | +3.2% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 2.41% |
 Dabur IndiaDABUR | 63,472 | 32.19 | 5.56 | +7.4% | +10.7% | 17.7% | 15.9% | 2.31% |
 CupidCUPID | 42,572 | 310.39 | 94.44 | – | – | 34.6% | 30.9% | 0.00% |
 Gillette IndiaGILLETTE | 23,846 | 35.69 | 25.20 | – | – | 67.8% | 93.5% | 3.28% |
 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health CarePGHH | 21,960 | 27.77 | 29.14 | – | – | 106.1% | 137.6% | 3.77% |
 EmamiEMAMILTD | 15,833 | 21.16 | 5.41 | +2.8% | −8.5% | 26.6% | 26.3% | 2.71% |
 Honasa ConsumerHONASA | 14,733 | 59.20 | 10.44 | +21.1% | +237.4% | 19.2% | 18.2% | 0.66% |
 Bajaj Consumer CareBAJAJCON | 5,048 | 20.12 | 5.62 | +28.5% | +83.8% | 32.5% | 31.4% | 0.00% |
Market cap in ₹ crore. Growth is the last twelve months against the twelve before. A figure is left empty where it would rest on a loss or the company has under a year of results on record. ROE is the shareholders' profit over their net worth. ROCE is profit before interest and tax over the whole group's net worth plus borrowings, as in the figures at the top of the page.
Dividends
Per share, by the year it was paid for, and the latest payments.Colgate Palmolive (India) dividend history
Dividend per share, ₹, restated for later splits and bonuses
Dividend per share. The dividends declared for the year, each restated to today's share count by the splits and bonuses after its own ex-date, added up. Dividend per share in the glossaryHighest ₹58.00 a share, year to Mar 2024.
| Ex-date | Type | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | Interim | ₹24.00 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Interim | ₹24.00 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Interim | ₹24.00 |
| 28 May 2025 | Interim | ₹27.00 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Interim | ₹24.00 |
| 22 May 2024 | Special | ₹10.00 |
Latest payments, as declared, by ex-date.
Latest announcements
Routine notices left out.Colgate Palmolive (India) announcements
Oct 2026
23 Oct
23 Oct
22 Oct · Management
22 Oct · Results
Colgate Palmolive (India) share price by year
Each calendar year to 2025.Colgate Palmolive (India) share price history
| Year | Close at year end | Change | Highest close | Lowest close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,075.70 | −22.6% | 2,898.60 | 2,053.40 |
| 2024 | 2,680.65 | +6.0% | 3,838.10 | 2,396.25 |
| 2023 | 2,529.70 | +64.7% | 2,529.70 | 1,442.65 |
| 2022 | 1,536.30 | +3.7% | 1,678.25 | 1,394.15 |
| 2021 | 1,481.30 | −5.4% | 1,805.95 | 1,415.80 |
| 2020 | 1,565.25 | +7.0% | 1,625.45 | 1,095.00 |
| 2019 | 1,462.90 | +8.9% | 1,601.30 | 1,120.45 |
| 2018 | 1,343.55 | +22.1% | 1,343.55 | 1,034.00 |
| 2017 | 1,100.00 | +21.6% | 1,159.00 | 878.90 |
| 2016 | 904.60 | −7.0% | 1,015.25 | 808.10 |
₹ per share, adjusted for splits and bonuses since. Change is on the close at the end of the year before.
Recent sessions
The 9 trading days to 26 Oct 2026, as traded on NSE; the latest is at the top of the page.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Average price | Volume | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,600.00 | 1,638.20 | 1,587.60 | 1,615.50 | 1,611.77 | 7,43,850 | 36.3% |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 1,680.00 | 1,696.80 | 1,580.00 | 1,605.00 | 1,620.86 | 14,45,523 | 37.6% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 1,719.90 | 1,719.90 | 1,677.60 | 1,685.00 | 1,691.09 | 3,62,590 | 50.4% |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 1,748.00 | 1,750.40 | 1,706.70 | 1,720.00 | 1,722.39 | 4,51,094 | 70.6% |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,772.00 | 1,776.50 | 1,723.10 | 1,741.10 | 1,742.48 | 5,27,783 | 45.9% |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1,781.10 | 1,787.50 | 1,755.50 | 1,770.90 | 1,772.03 | 4,16,946 | 54.8% |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,810.50 | 1,836.60 | 1,764.00 | 1,781.10 | 1,785.49 | 4,95,252 | 46.7% |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 1,791.10 | 1,826.40 | 1,782.10 | 1,826.40 | 1,807.62 | 4,43,105 | 61.4% |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 1,773.30 | 1,813.20 | 1,766.90 | 1,801.00 | 1,796.38 | 3,56,766 | 38.7% |
Prices in ₹ per share as traded, not adjusted.
Price adjustments
What the price chart is corrected for, so it reads as one share held throughout.Bonus share history
| Ex-date | Event | Price factor | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2015 | Bonus | 0.5000 | Holders received 1 bonus share for every 1 held. |
Earlier prices are multiplied by the factor, so the chart reads as one share held throughout.
Company details
- NSE symbol
- COLPAL
- BSE code
- 500830
- ISIN
- INE259A01022
- Industry
- Personal Products
- Website
- www.colgateinvestors.co.in
- CIN
- L24200MH1937PLC002700
- Corporate identity number, the registrar of companies' code for it
- Incorporated
- 1937
- Registered office
- Colgate Research Centre Main Street Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra
- Share registrar
- MUFG Intime India Pvt. Ltd
- Keeps the register of shareholders and handles transfers and dividend payments
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