- Business
- Colgate-Palmolive Company manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer products worldwide, with leading positions in oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition; its core offerings include toothpastes, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes under the Colgate, Elmex, Meridol, and Sorriso brands; deodorants and antiperspirants such as Speed Stick and Lady Speed Stick; liquid hand soaps, body washes, and bar soaps including Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, and Palmolive; dishwashing liquids and cleaners like Palmolive, Ajax, Fabuloso, Axion, and Murphy Oil Soap; fabric softeners such as Suavitel, Soupline, Softlan, Cuddly, Fluffy, and Fleecy; premium skincare brands EltaMD, PCA Skin, and Filorga; natural personal care products from Tom's of Maine and Hello; and science-based pet nutrition under Hill's Pet Nutrition.
The company, founded in 1806 and headquartered in New York City, operates in over 200 countries and territories across Africa, Asia Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, serving households, families, pets, and professional channels with dentist-recommended and veterinarian-endorsed solutions.
Colgate-Palmolive pursues strategic growth through recent acquisitions, including Care TopCo Pty Ltd (owner of the Prime100 fresh pet food brand) to bolster its Hill's Pet Nutrition division, and a completed acquisition in Australia; it launched premium innovations such as Colgate Miracle Repair Serums, EltaMD UV Skin Recovery, Colgate Purple, Max Fresh Sensories, and mouthwash sticks, alongside relaunches of core brands like Sanex, Protex, and Suavitel; the company announced a $200-$300 million productivity program over three years, expanded digital and omnichannel efforts with e-commerce partnerships, and plans new global brand introductions in high-growth markets like India.