Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Colgate-Palmolive’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (13)
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 1 filing(s).
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 20 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 1.63x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- Gross margin expansion: Gross margin expanded +11.3%pp (from 59.3% to 70.6%), indicating improved pricing power, cost efficiency, or favorable product mix.
- Endogenous analysis: 2 positive signal(s) versus 2 risk signal(s). The filing exhibits more constructive indicators than concerns, though individual risk factors should still be monitored.
- 1 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 1 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Going concern doubt.
- Ongoing high-severity risk language: Material weakness in internal controls.
- Composite risk: Moderate.
- Leverage debt/equity 54.06 (high).
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 1 filing(s).
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 20 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
Filings & ownership
- Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 23, 2026.
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed May 1, 2026.
- 12 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Colgate-Palmolive; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS /MA, LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS /MA, LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS /MA.
- 20 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full CL analyst report
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