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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited COLPAL.NS

IN · National Stock Exchange of India · XNSE · stock · Consumer Defensive · website

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited statistics & valuation

Market cap₹538.8B
P / E40.7×
P / S9.0×
P / B34.0×
P / FCF31.1×
Net margin22.1%
FCF margin28.9%
Net cash₹13.8B
Enterprise value USD$5.5B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.3%
Return on capital103.7%
Graham number -87.2%₹252.70

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (₹252.70); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
20.20% 23.50% 24.00% 22.10% 2023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
60.00% 64.00% 64.40% 63.80% 2023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
26.50% 30.60% 30.00% 28.90% 2023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
61.00% 70.60% 86.30% 83.70% 2023202420252026
Shares outstanding
272.0M 272.0M 272.0M 272.0M 2023202420252026
Net debt (₹)
-₹7.37B -₹8.17B -₹6.07B -₹13.79B 2023202420252026
Share buybacks (₹)
2023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
36.30% 41.40% 47.60% 38.90% 2023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
21.30% 19.90% 22.10% 28.90% 2023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.04× 0.04× 0.04× 0.03× 2023202420252026
EPS (₹)
₹38.50 ₹48.67 ₹52.83 ₹48.73 2023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited trades at about 40.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 41.4×–58×, median 49×).

40.7× 58×

Shaded band = 10-year range (41.4×–58×); dot = today's 40.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023
Gross margin63.8%64.4%64.0%60.0%
Operating margin28.9%30.0%30.6%26.5%
Net margin22.1%24.0%23.5%20.2%
FCF margin28.9%22.1%19.9%21.3%
Return on assets38.9%47.6%41.4%36.3%
Return on equity83.7%86.3%70.6%61.0%
Current ratio1.281.381.541.43

Computed from company filings · IN · as of 2026-03-31. Figures in INR. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.