Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Q2 2026 (USD): Adj. EPS 0.99 (exp. 0.95), Revenue 5.36bln (exp. 5.36bln); FY2026 guidance maintained for net sales growth 2-6% and organic sales growth 1-4%; gross margin guidance raised to roughly flat

FY2026 guidance maintained for net sales growth 2-6% and organic sales growth 1-4%; gross margin guidance raised to roughly flat, Base Business EPS growth guidance raised to mid-single-digit. Operating profit 1.016bln (prev. 1.080bln Y/Y) Net income 693mln (prev. 743mln Y/Y) Gross margin 61.5% (prev. 60.1% Y/Y, +140bps) Operating margin 19.0% (prev. 21.1% Y/Y, -210bps) Adj. operating margin 21.4% (prev. 21.3% Y/Y, +10bps) Net sales +4.9% Y/Y, organic sales +2.4% Y/Y, organic volume +0.8% Y/Y.