Colgate-Palmolive CL
$96.56 −$2.13 (-2.16%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $96.56 0.00%
Open$95.30
Prev close$98.69
Day range$95.30 – $97.46
Volume5.46M
Market cap$76.76B
P/E (TTM)37.6
Dividend yield2.17%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership86.3%+0.46 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,343-15 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)32 buys / 16 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.18% of floatDays to cover 3.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share16.5%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$12.01M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 2.18% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,224,432 | 0.3% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +689,131 | 0.5% |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +461,651 | 0.1% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,786,198 | 0.6% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,399,992 | 0.6% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,159,376 | 1.1% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,081,090 | 0.8% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +990,065 | 0.2% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +943,016 | 0.4% |
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +916,420 | 1.6% |
| Vinva Investment Management Limited | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +912,712 | 0.3% |
| Scopus Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +866,500 | 0.1% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +849,286 | 1.8% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +844,167 | 0.2% |
| AllianceBernstein | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +780,957 | 0.6% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Lorrie Norrington | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +300 | $87.42 | 42,421 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | John Paul Bilbrey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +271 | $87.42 | 39,542 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Brian Newman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +214 | $87.42 | 2,369 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Noel Wallace | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +29,649 | – | 486,903 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Noel Wallace | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +205,197 | $87.02 | 205,197 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Panagiotis Tsourapas | COO of Global Customer Dev., Europe Middle East Africa, Asia Pacific & Global Skin Health | Other Acquisition | +4,597 | – | 80,967 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Panagiotis Tsourapas | COO of Global Customer Dev., Europe Middle East Africa, Asia Pacific & Global Skin Health | Other Derivative Acquisition | +31,814 | $87.02 | 31,814 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Stanley Sutula | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +8,045 | – | 79,360 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Stanley Sutula | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +55,674 | $87.02 | 55,674 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Shane Grant | Chief Operating Officer of Americas | Other Acquisition | +7,355 | – | 54,734 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Shane Grant | Chief Operating Officer of Americas | Other Derivative Acquisition | +50,902 | $87.02 | 50,902 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | John Hazlin | Chief Growth Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,908 | – | 32,534 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | John Hazlin | Chief Growth Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +27,042 | $87.02 | 27,042 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Gregory Malcolm | Executive VP & Controller | Other Acquisition | +1,081 | – | 22,812 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Gregory Malcolm | Executive VP & Controller | Other Derivative Acquisition | +7,477 | $87.02 | 7,477 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Sally Massey | Chief Human Resources Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,333 | – | 23,596 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Sally Massey | Chief Human Resources Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +23,065 | $87.02 | 23,065 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Betsy Fishbone | EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | Other Acquisition | +2,207 | – | 24,436 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Betsy Fishbone | EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | Other Derivative Acquisition | +15,271 | $87.02 | 15,271 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Noel Wallace | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -12,479 | $86.80 | 457,254 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 17,408,859 | 2.2% | 3.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 24,041,443 | 3.0% | 4.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 18,399,416 | 2.3% | 4.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 17,171,315 | 2.2% | 4.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 17,557,432 | 2.2% | 4.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 17,767,107 | 2.2% | 3.8 |
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