Insider trade

CEO sold ~$14.8M of CL shares in the open market

Traded Aug 4, 2026 · Filed Aug 6, 2026

Colgate-PalmoliveCL

~$14.8M
Reported value · 161K sh @ $91.9179: 362K
Holds after · shares reported: -8.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.9%, $92.53 → $84.53 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Colgate-Palmolive sold $14.8M of Colgate-Palmolive shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 6, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$14,800,712

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

4 days after results of Jul 31, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $92.53 on Aug 4, 2026, 23% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 4% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $74.98 (Nov 3, 2025) to $99.14 (Feb 27, 2026), 73% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $88.67 on Jun 22, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references tax withholding

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.4%	+0.4%	-1.8%
30 days	-5.2%	-0.9%	-4.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001225208-26-007020
Filed / recorded: Aug 6, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Issuer CIK: 21665
Ticker: CL
Reporting person: Noel R. Wallace
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chairman, President & CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 4, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 161,021
Price per share: $91.9179
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 362,231
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's incentive compensation plan and the related tax withholding.
Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $91.50 to $92.30, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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Congress trade

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Held by the filer's joint per the disclosure. Disclosed 13 days after the transaction; reported as an official range, not an exact amount.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold6w ago

~$920KReported value · 10K sh @ $92.0477

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Why it stands out Official record

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Fund holdings

77KShares reported · -7,413 vs prior quarter

From a 13F filed Aug 14, 2026 covering holdings at Jun 30, 2026 — a quarter-end snapshot, not a live trade.

Why it stands out Official record