B73/100

Is Colgate-Palmolive (CL) a risky stock?

Sector: Consumer Staples Price: $90.42 Composite: 73/100

As of July 21, 2026, Clavix grades Colgate-Palmolive (CL) B for risk, a composite score of 73 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts CL in the "solid" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.

Grade as of July 21, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.

The five risk dimensions behind CL's grade

Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how CL scores on each, as of July 21, 2026.

Financial healthbalance sheet, margins, cash flow
57
News sentimentscored, sourced recent coverage
64
Macro exposuresensitivity to rates, dollar, oil
80
Sector resiliencestrength vs the broad market
61
Price stabilitydrawdown and volatility
53

What's moving CL's risk right now

Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind CL's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 21, 2026.

Earnings & results · mixed signal

Colgate-Palmolive will webcast its Q2 2026 earnings call on July 31 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Separately, Calamos Advisors raised its stake by 4.8% in Q1, per its latest 13F, now holding about $25.9 million in shares.

Valuation · supporting the grade

UBS lifted its price target on Colgate to $106, signaling stronger confidence in the stock's near-term returns. The move points to UBS seeing recent business trends as justifying a higher fair value.

Valuation · supporting the grade

JPMorgan raised its price target for Colgate, framing the change as a bullish outlook on the stock. The bank's analysts expect meaningful upside from the prior target and see Colgate outperforming its peers.

What a B grade means

On the Clavix A+ to F scale, CL's composite of 73 falls in the B band (65–79), read as "solid." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.

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This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CL or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.