COLGATE PALMOLIVE LTD.

Makes and sells oral care and personal care products in India under the Colgate brand. The portfolio spans core and premium toothpaste (Colgate Total, Visible White Purple, Max Fresh, Strong Teeth), toothbrushes and adjacent personal care lines, sold to Indian consumers through general trade, modern retail and e-commerce, with e-commerce at about 10% of the business. Q4 FY26 net sales were Rs 1,583 crore, up 9% year-on-year on domestic growth of 9.2%, and Q1 FY27 rose 12% to Rs 1,591 crore; full-year FY26 revenue was Rs 5,984 crore. The premium portfolio mix has grown 35% over two years, with premium brands growing 6x faster than the overall toothpaste category and whitening products growing 4x faster. It runs an oral-health programme with QR codes on 500 million packs, generating 4.5 million scans and about 1 million free dentist consultations, in partnership with 50,000+ dentists, and a B2B dental-professional channel served by a 150+ field force that grew 50-60% over two years. The company operates four plants (all TRUE Platinum zero-waste certified) with 875 permanent employees and 1,401 permanent workers. The biggest input costs are raw materials at 25.5% of revenue and other operating expense at 30.7%, with advertising spend stepped up 10% in Q4 to about Rs 200 crore; FY26 EBITDA margin was 32%.