Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (COLPAL.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 2.

About Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products) based in India, listed on NSE as COLPAL.NS.

What our checks show for COLPAL.NS

Red flags

• Profits not backed by cash
• Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.

Warning signs

• Free cash flow is only 0% of revenue.
• The price is 31.9 times earnings (P/E): the market already pays for a lot of future growth.
• The stock has fallen as much as 58% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Thinly traded (about 477 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.03x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 487 times over.
• The gross margin is 64.7% and has risen by 2.5 points: pricing power is holding.
• The company keeps 21.4% of its revenue as net profit.
• Beta 0.52: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is 103%: the business earns well on the money put into it.

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Questions

What grade does Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (COLPAL.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of COLPAL.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited: Profits not backed by cash, Heavy stock pay, Weak free cash flow. In total 7 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited do?

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products) based in India, listed on NSE as COLPAL.NS.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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