Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd.
NSE: COLPALColgate Palmolive (India) Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
COLPAL trades at Rs 2084.8, above both its 50-DMA (Rs 2046.42) and 200-DMA (Rs 2081.34), with RSI at 51.7 (neutral) and price roughly flat over the past 3 months (-3.19%) and 12 months (-3.34%), sitting 14.85% below its 52-week high. Trailing PE of 41.84 (forward PE 35.12) places it mid-pack on valuation among its FMCG peers (HUL, ITC, Nestle India, Tata Consumer, Britannia), where it ranks 3rd of 6 on composite quality score (47). Q1 FY27 results showed profit up 7% YoY to Rs 343 crore, generating mostly positive news coverage (5 of 8 items positive, none negative) alongside a mean analyst rating of 3.0 across 26 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
P/E
41.8
Forward P/E
35.1
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
2.99
Profit Margin
+21.7%
Div. Yield
+2.3%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
65/100
News
8 headlines · 5 positive · 0 negative
Colgate-Palmolive India Q1 sales beat estimates; Nomura maintains Buy, raises target price to Rs 2,550 - TradingView
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Colgate-Palmolive Q1 Profit Rises 7% to ₹343 Crore - whalesbook.com
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Colgate-Palmolive शेअर तेजीत! पहिल्या तिमाहीत नफ्यात **7%** वाढ, महसूल **12%** वाढला - whalesbook.com
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Colgate-Palmolive India's quarterly profit rises on growing demand for oral care - marketscreener.com
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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Q1 Net Profit 3.43 Billion Rupees - TradingView
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Recent context
- ·Q1 FY27 results (reported late July 2026) showed net profit up 7% YoY to Rs 343 crore on revenue growth of roughly 12%, per five separate news items covering the same print.
- ·Nomura maintained its 'Buy' rating and raised its price target to Rs 2,550 following the Q1 results, per TradingView coverage dated July 30, 2026.
- ·News sentiment over the sample skews positive (5 of 8 positive, 0 negative) but is concentrated on the single Q1 FY27 earnings event rather than reflecting broad-based coverage breadth.
Strengths
- +Reported Q1 FY27 net profit growth of 7% YoY to Rs 343 crore alongside revenue growth of roughly 12%, covered across five of the eight tracked news items.
- +Positive free cash flow in 4 of the last 5 years and a debt trend recorded as 'falling,' consistent with a low absolute-debt profile (raw debt-to-equity of 2.993 on Yahoo's percent-scaled metric, equivalent to roughly 0.03x).
- +Profit margin of 21.72% and 5-year revenue growth of 11.8%, alongside a consistency score of 66 in fundamentals persistence tracking.
- +Trades at a lower PE (41.84) than 3 of its 5 largest FMCG peers (Nestle India 76.36, Tata Consumer 65.56, Britannia 51.60), ranking 2nd-lowest of 6 on valuation.
Weaknesses
- −5-year earnings growth of 7% trails 5-year revenue growth of 11.8%, indicating profit growth has lagged topline expansion over the period.
- −Down 14.85% from its 52-week high and roughly flat over the past 3 months (-3.19%) and 12 months (-3.34%), currently sitting just below the Rs 2086.6 near-term resistance level.
- −Quality score of 47 ranks 3rd of 6 in its FMCG peer set, trailing Nestle India (57) and Britannia (50).
- −Current-period ROE is not available in this dataset (though it registered above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years historically), and 1-year price-change comparisons are missing for all 5 tracked peers, limiting several relative rankings.
Open questions
- ?Does the gap between 5-year revenue growth (11.8%) and earnings growth (7%) reflect a temporary cost pressure or a more structural margin trend, and what does the latest quarter's margin trajectory suggest?
- ?How does COLPAL's debt-to-equity, calculated against a thin equity base shaped by historically high dividend payouts, compare in substance -- not just in ratio form -- to peers with larger retained equity like Nestle India or Britannia?
- ?What would need to change in COLPAL's growth profile for its quality-score ranking (3rd of 6 in FMCG) to move toward the top of the peer set?
- ?What technical or fundamental catalysts, if any, are visible around COLPAL's current position near the Rs 2086.6 resistance level following its 14.85% pullback from the 52-week high?
Peer comparison: FMCG
Ranks 3 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLPAL | Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd.You're viewing | 41.8 | — | 47 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 51.4 | +41.3% | 47 |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India Ltd. | 76.4 | — | 57 |
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries Ltd. | 51.6 | +53.3% | 50 |
| TATACONSUM | Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 65.6 | — | 45 |
| HINDUNILVR | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 46.6 | — | 44 |
| ITC | ITC Ltd. | 17.0 | +29.3% | 41 |
Technical state
Current price
₹2,084.80
SMA 50
₹2,046.42
SMA 200
₹2,081.34
RSI (14)
51.7 (neutral)
From 52w high
-14.8%
1Y return
-3.3%
3M return
-3.2%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- medium5-year earnings growth of 7% trails 5-year revenue growth of 11.8%, indicating profit growth has lagged topline expansion over the period even as the current profit margin stands at 21.72%.
- lowPrice is down 14.85% from its 52-week high and roughly flat over both the 3-month (-3.19%) and 12-month (-3.34%) windows; it currently trades at Rs 2084.8, just below the nearest resistance level of Rs 2086.6, despite sitting above both the 50-DMA (Rs 2046.42) and 200-DMA (Rs 2081.34).
- lowQuality score of 47 ranks COLPAL 3rd of 6 in its FMCG peer set (Nestle India 57, Britannia 50, COLPAL 47, Tata Consumer 45, HUL 44, ITC 41) -- middle of the peer group rather than top-tier.
- lowCurrent-period ROE is not available in this dataset (though the metric registered above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years per persistence tracking), and 1-year price-change data is missing for all 5 tracked peers, limiting several comparative rankings. Separately, the raw debt-to-equity figure of 2.993 is Yahoo's percent-scaled metric (equivalent to roughly 0.03x, not 3x), and COLPAL's low equity base from historically high dividend payouts can distort this ratio's interpretability -- noted here as a data-mechanics caveat rather than a leverage concern.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment over the tracked sample skews positive (5 of 8 items positive, 0 negative), driven largely by repeated coverage of the same Q1 FY27 earnings print, yet the stock is down 3.34% over 12 months and sits 14.85% below its 52-week high -- the recent headline flow has not coincided with a price re-rating.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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