StrengthTalking point
More profitable than peers
ROE of 81.6% is well above the personal care median of 19.9%.
Importance 63 / 95 · profitability
Colgate-Palmolive (India) · Research view
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.
NSE: COLPALBSE: 500830ISIN INE259A01022Face value ₹1standalone
₹1,735
−2.20% · 2026-10-01 · 52-wk ₹1,735–₹2,295
Financials to FY2026 · 8 years of history · prices to 2026-10-01consolidatedstandalone
Section 02 · Synthesis
What stands out?
The strongest observations the engine found, ranked. Every line is generated from the filed numbers by a fixed rule — no opinion, no estimate.
StrengthConcernWatchContext
Strength
Consistently free-cash-flow positive
Free cash flow has been positive in 6 of the last 6 years.
Importance 44 / 95 · cash quality
Concern
Margins compressing
EBITDA margin fell from 34.7% to 32.5% of revenue.
Importance 40 / 95 · profitability
Section 03 · The company
Who is this company?
Classified by the exchange under Fast Moving Consumer Goods › Fast Moving Consumer Goods › Personal Products › Personal Care.
- Market cap
- ₹47,192 cr
- FY2026 revenue
- ₹6,035 cr
- FY2026 net profit
- ₹1,325 cr
- Net worth
- ₹1,584 cr
- Total debt
- ₹0 crnet cash
- EPS (basic)
- ₹48.73
- Listed
- NSE · BSE
- Reporting
- Ind-ASApr–Mar
Peer set used on this page: 3 personal care.
Section 04 · Business performance
Is the business growing?
RevenueNet profit
Context
Revenue has compounded at 4.4% a year over 7 years (₹4,462 → ₹6,035) — steady rather than rapid.
Rule REVENUE_COMPOUNDED_MODERATE
- Revenue growth per year
- +4.4%over 7 years
- Revenue growth
- −0.1%vs last year
- Net profit growth
- −7.8%vs last year
- Change in net profit since FY19
- +71%
Section 05 · Recent activity
What changed recently?
Quarterly results, the trailing-twelve-months snapshot, and verified corporate actions — kept separate from each other and from the annual story above. Every figure traces to a filed number; nothing here is external news or commentary.
Strength
Q1 FY27 revenue was ₹1,603 cr, up 11.8% from ₹1,434 cr in Q1 FY26 a year earlier.
Rule QTR_REVENUE_GROWTH_YOY
A. Quarterly results
RevenueNet profit
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net profit | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY25 | 1,619 | — | 395 | — | 24.4% |
| Q3 FY25 | 1,462 | +4.7% | 323 | −2.2% | 22.1% |
| Q4 FY25 | 1,463 | −1.8% | 355 | −6.5% | 24.3% |
| Q1 FY26 | 1,434 | −4.2% | 321 | −11.9% | 22.4% |
| Q2 FY26 | 1,520 | −6.2% | 328 | −17.1% | 21.6% |
| Q3 FY26 | 1,486 | +1.7% | 324 | +0.3% | 21.8% |
| Q4 FY26 | 1,595 | +9.1% | 353 | −0.5% | 22.1% |
| Q1 FY27 | 1,603 | +11.8% | 343 | +7.0% | 21.4% |
B. TTM snapshot
Trailing twelve months to 30 Jun 2026 · sum of the last 4 contiguous quarters
- Revenue
- ₹6,204 crTTM
- EBITDA
- ₹1,994 crTTM
- EBIT
- ₹1,846 crTTM
- PBT
- ₹1,814 crTTM
- Net profit
- ₹1,348 crTTM
C. Corporate actions
1 Jun 2026DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 24.0000 — ₹24.00/share
3 Nov 2025DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 24.0000 — ₹24.00/share
28 May 2025DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 27.0000 — ₹27.00/share
4 Nov 2024DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 24.0000 — ₹24.00/share
22 May 2024DividendSpecial Dividend - Rs. - 10.0000 — ₹10.00/share
22 May 2024DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 26.0000 — ₹26.00/share
6 Nov 2023DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 22.0000 — ₹22.00/share
19 May 2023DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 21.0000 — ₹21.00/share
31 Oct 2022DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 18.0000 — ₹18.00/share
5 May 2022DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 21.0000 — ₹21.00/share
1 Nov 2021DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 19.0000 — ₹19.00/share
30 Mar 2021DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 20.0000 — ₹20.00/share
29 Oct 2020DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 18.0000 — ₹18.00/share
1 Jun 2020DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 16.0000 — ₹16.00/share
5 Nov 2019DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 12.0000 — ₹12.00/share
4 Jun 2019DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 8.0000 — ₹8.00/share
5 Apr 2019DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 7.0000 — ₹7.00/share
5 Nov 2018DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 8.0000 — ₹8.00/share
29 May 2018DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 11.0000 — ₹11.00/share
20 Mar 2018DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 5.0000 — ₹5.00/share
18 Dec 2017DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 4.0000 — ₹4.00/share
25 Oct 2017DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 4.0000 — ₹4.00/share
10 Apr 2017DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 3.0000 — ₹3.00/share
15 Dec 2016DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 3.0000 — ₹3.00/share
8 Nov 2016DividendInterim Dividend - Rs. - 4.0000 — ₹4.00/share
Section 06 · Business performance
Is it becoming more profitable?
EBITDA marginNet margin
Strength
ROE of 81.6% is well above the personal care median of 19.9%.
Rule ROE_ABOVE_PEER_MEDIAN
- EBITDA margin now
- 32.5%
- 8-year range
- 27.6–34.8%
- ROE FY2026
- 81.6%
- ROCE FY2026
- 111.6%
EBITDA margin fell from 34.7% to 32.5% of revenue.
EBITDA margin has ranged from 27.6% to 34.8% over 7 years and sits at 32.5% now.
Section 07 · Financial health
Is financial health improving?
Net worth (shareholders' funds)
Strength
Free cash flow has been positive in 6 of the last 6 years.
Rule FCF_CONSISTENTLY_POSITIVE
Operating cash flowNet profit
- Total debt
- ₹0 crnet cash
- Operating cash flow ÷ net profit
- 1.36×FY2026
- Free cash flow
- ₹1,730 cr
- Current ratio
- 1.28×
Section 08 · Relative position
How does it compare with peers?
Ranked against 3 personal care (FY2026, consolidated). No peer-relative rule fired for this company.
Revenue growth
COLPAL · 3rd of 3 · set median 5.0%
EBITDA margin
COLPAL · 1st of 3 · set median 23.1%
Return on equity
COLPAL · 1st of 3 · set median 16.2%
P/E ratio
COLPAL · 2nd of 3 · set median 35.0×
- P / E
- 35.0×TTM to Jun 26
- P / B
- 29.8×latest book
- P / S
- 7.6×TTM sales
- Earnings yield
- 2.9%TTM to Jun 26
On the trailing twelve months. Last full year: P/E 35.6× · P/S 7.7× · ROE 81.6%.
Section 09 · The stock
How has the stock performed?
Long-term price performance is shown above.
- 1-year return
- −22.0%
- 3-year return
- −13.5%
- 5-year return
- +2.8%
- From 52-wk high
- −24.4%
Section 10 · Technical data
What does the technical data say?
Price-action indicators as of 2026-10-01. Secondary to the fundamentals above — included for timing context, not as a signal.
- vs 50-day avg
- Below₹1,922
- vs 200-day avg
- Below₹2,039
- RSI (14)
- 28.4oversold
- MACD histogram
- -5.8
- From 52-wk high
- −24.4%
- From 52-wk low
- 0.0%
- 30-day volatility
- 20.9%ann.
- 6-month return
- −3.0%
Section 11 · Open questions
What should I investigate further?
Observations the engine tagged watch or deteriorating — prompts for your own research, not conclusions.
- ConcernMargins compressingEBITDA margin fell from 34.7% to 32.5% of revenue.MARGIN_COMPRESSED_YOY · conviction 40
- Cash-flow-statement facts are unavailable for FY2019, FY2020 — those filings predate SEBI's Cash Flow Statement disclosure requirement. All other loaded years carry full P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow data.
Section 12 · Reference
The numbers
The full statements, kept deliberately secondary. Every figure traces to a BSE Integrated Filing (inline XBRL); ratios are recomputed from the normalised facts.
| Metric | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,462 | 4,525 | 4,841 | 5,100 | 5,226 | 5,680 | 6,040 | 6,035 |
| Total income | 4,500 | 4,574 | 4,872 | 5,126 | 5,280 | 5,757 | 6,179 | 6,124 |
| EBITDA | 1,274 | 1,251 | 1,540 | 1,592 | 1,601 | 1,977 | 2,097 | 1,959 |
| Profit before tax | 1,143 | 1,043 | 1,350 | 1,409 | 1,410 | 1,781 | 1,930 | 1,784 |
| Net profit | 776 | 816 | 1,035 | 1,078 | 1,047 | 1,324 | 1,437 | 1,325 |
| EPS (₹) | 28.5 | 30.0 | 38.1 | 39.6 | 38.5 | 48.7 | 52.8 | 48.7 |
| Net worth | 1,447 | 1,594 | 1,166 | 1,735 | 1,716 | 1,874 | 1,664 | 1,584 |
| Total debt | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating cash flow | — | — | 784 | 1,626 | 1,176 | 1,199 | 1,394 | 1,806 |
| Free cash flow | — | — | 726 | 1,576 | 1,107 | 1,123 | 1,323 | 1,730 |
| Ratio | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | ||||||||
| Revenue growth YoY | — | 1.4 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Profit growth YoY | — | 5.3 | 26.8 | 4.1 | -2.9 | 26.4 | 8.5 | -7.8 |
| Profitability | ||||||||
| EBITDA margin % | 28.5 | 27.6 | 31.8 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 32.5 |
| Net margin % | 17.2 | 17.8 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 21.6 |
| Return on equity % | 53.6 | 53.7 | 75.0 | 74.4 | 60.7 | 73.7 | 81.2 | 81.6 |
| Return on capital % | 73.1 | 67.5 | 98.4 | 97.6 | 82.6 | 100.6 | 109.3 | 111.6 |
| Leverage & cash | ||||||||
| Debt to equity | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cash flow ÷ profit | — | — | 0.76 | 1.51 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 1.36 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.16 | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 1.78 | 1.65 | 1.28 |