Colgate-Palmolive: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States that owns 15 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1]
Colgate-Palmolive traces to a New York soap and candle business started in 1806 and took its present form in 1928. Oral care is its largest business, and its Hill's Pet Nutrition subsidiary is a major veterinary pet food maker.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- Founded
- 1806
- Tickers
- NYSE: CL
- SEC CIK
- 0000021665
- Wikidata
- Q1096327
- Website
- www.colgatepalmolive.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Colgate-Palmolive in numbers
- Colgate-Palmolive owns 15 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is personal care & beauty with 10 brands.[1]
- 6 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything Colgate-Palmolive owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Colgate-Palmolive own?
Colgate-Palmolive owns 15 consumer brands tracked here, including Colgate, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Palmolive, Ajax, Fabuloso and Suavitel.
Is Colgate-Palmolive an American company?
Yes. Colgate-Palmolive is headquartered in New York, United States and was founded in 1806.
Who owns Colgate-Palmolive?
Colgate-Palmolive is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as CL on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Colgate-Palmolive Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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