Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)

CIK 0000021665 1 material event

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 1 seller sold $920K
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 3 sellers sold $31.0M
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Tsourapas Panagiotis COO, CD, EMEA, APac, Skin 2026-08-24 Open-market sell 10000 $920K
CAHILL JOHN T Director 2026-08-06 Option exercise 4170 $298K
CAHILL JOHN T Director 2026-08-06 Open-market sell 4170 $389K
Wallace Noel R. Chairman, President & CEO, Director 2026-08-05 Option exercise 161021 $11.6M
Wallace Noel R. Chairman, President & CEO, Director 2026-08-05 Open-market sell 161021 $14.9M
Wallace Noel R. Chairman, President & CEO, Director 2026-08-04 Option exercise 161021 $11.6M
Wallace Noel R. Chairman, President & CEO, Director 2026-08-04 Open-market sell 161021 $14.8M
BILBREY JOHN P Director 2026-07-01 Grant/award 265 $24K
NORRINGTON LORRIE M Director 2026-07-01 Grant/award 293 $26K
Newman Brian Director 2026-07-01 Grant/award 209 $19K
GRANT SHANE COO, Americas 2026-06-16 Tax withholding 23347 $2.1M
Malcolm Gregory EVP and Controller 2026-05-15 Open-market sell 2300 $203K
BILBREY JOHN P Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
BOERNER CHRISTOPHER S. Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 1383 $0
CAHILL JOHN T Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
Edwards Lisa Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
HARRIS C MARTIN Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 1556 $0
HUNDMEJEAN MARTINA Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
NORRINGTON LORRIE M Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
Nelson Kimberly A Director 2026-05-11 Grant/award 2075 $0
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-12-31 versus 2024-12-31view filing on EDGAR →

A $794M goodwill/intangibles impairment charge on skin health assets and a new board-approved three-year restructuring program signal a company under meaningful operational and financial stress. Talc litigation has been elevated from generic legal boilerplate to a named material exposure with outsized jury-award risk, while geopolitical language has shifted from conditional to realized harm across Venezuela, tariffs, and trade sanctions. Regulatory complexity is also expanding, with specific ingredient scrutiny (fluoride, PFAS, titanium dioxide) and a new Pillar II tax modification adding compliance uncertainty.

7 company-specific · 3 common-mode

Company-specific changes

Revised

Added concrete example of $794M after-tax impairment charge on skin health goodwill and intangibles in Q4 2025, demonstrating realized acquisition risk.

We have pursued and may continue to pursue acquisitions and divestitures, which could adversely impact our business. We have pursued and may continue to pursue acquisitions of brands, businesses…

New

New three-year productivity program with organizational restructuring, supply chain optimization, and overhead reduction. Board-approved July 2025 with material implementation risk and cost uncertainty.

We may not realize the benefits that we expect from our Strategic Growth and Productivity Program. Our new three-year productivity program, which we refer to as the “Strategic Growth and…

Revised

New specific disclosure of talc litigation with "outsized jury awards" and high uncertainty. Escalates from generic legal risk to named material exposure.

Legal claims and proceedings could adversely impact our business. As a global company serving consumers in more than 200 countries and territories, we are and may continue to be subject to a wide…

Revised

New disclosure of Venezuela operations risk and escalated tariff language emphasizing actual impact on costs, availability, and consumer behavior versus prior conditional language.

Business and Industry Risks We face risks associated with significant international operations, including exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. We operate on a global basis serving consumers in…

Revised

Risk escalated: new dependencies on retailer data/analytics, AI-driven pricing pressures, social commerce, and explicit 2030 strategy execution risk added.

The rapidly changing retail landscape and changing consumer preferences may adversely affect our business. Our products are sold in a highly competitive global omni-channel marketplace that is…

Revised

Added explicit stakeholder backlash risk: "negative sentiment regarding corporate sustainability initiatives" and potential product boycotts. Escalates reputational and operational risk beyond prior generic sustainability language.

Climate change and other sustainability matters could have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations. Climate change resulting in the increased frequency and severity of natural…

Revised

Added specific regulatory focus on fluoride, titanium dioxide, synthetic colors, and PFAS—substances facing heightened global scrutiny. Expanded trade/tariff language signals escalating regulatory complexity.

Legal and Regulatory Risks Our business is subject to legal and regulatory risks in the United States and abroad. Our business is subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements in the United…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Geopolitical macro uncertainty ×2, Global tax reform pillar two)
Geopolitical macro uncertainty Revised

Expanded risk scope: added Venezuela tensions, trade tariffs/sanctions, pandemics, and supply-demand shifts. Escalated language from "may continue" to "in some instances, are likely to continue." Broader risk disclosure.

Volatility in material and other costs has in the past and may continue to adversely impact our profitability. Raw and packaging material commodities, such as resins, essential oils, tropical oils…

Geopolitical macro uncertainty Revised

Expanded geopolitical risk disclosure: added Venezuela conflict, explicit trade/tariff risks, and changed "could negatively impact" to "have negatively impacted," escalating severity.

Financial and Economic Risks Uncertain or unfavorable global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions may adversely affect our business. Uncertain or unfavorable global macroeconomic conditions…

Global tax reform pillar two Revised

New disclosure of January 2026 "Side-by-Side Package" modifying Pillar II with uncertain impact. Company actively evaluating potential tax liability and compliance burden implications.

Tax matters, including changes in tax rates, disagreements with taxing authorities and imposition of new taxes could negatively impact our business. We are subject to taxes in the United States and…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-31 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Colgate-Palmolive issued a press release on July 31, 2026 announcing its second quarter 2026 earnings results, including net sales of $5,361 million (up 4.9%), GAAP EPS of $0.86 (down 5%), and Base Business EPS of $0.99 (up 8%), along with updated full-year 2026 guidance. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and constitutes a standard quarterly earnings disclosure under Item 2.02.

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