CL vs EDU vs REYN Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, New Oriental Education & Technology and Reynolds Consumer Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$93.11 +8.2% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$73.71B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 6, New Oriental Education & Technology 3, Reynolds Consumer Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLEDUREYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.71B $9.14B $4.84B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 19.2x 14.1x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 12.5x 13.9x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +15.5% +2.7% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 8.4% 9.1% CL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% 13.8% 11.1% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 2.1x CL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.4% -2.8% -1.8% CL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +22.3%/yr -3.3%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 35.2% 26.4% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 68/100 70/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

CLEDUREYN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLEDUREYN
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 72 #10 of 33 78 #12 of 52
Growth 57 #22 of 50 76 #8 of 30 63 #19 of 50
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 71 #9 of 29 73 #13 of 45
Financial Health 51 #28 of 56 68 #13 of 39 56 #25 of 56
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 54 #7 of 14 80 #7 of 31
Overall 61 68 70
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLEDUREYNSPY
1 month +8.2%+3.4%+6.2% -0.8%
3 months +1.3%+16.9%-9.8% +3.5%
6 months +10.6%+11.7%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +17.8%+6.1%+0.4% +12.2%
1 year +19.4%-2.8%-1.8% +13.0%
3 years +29.7%-9.4%-7.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%-3.3%-2.7% +23.1%
5 years +22.7%+172.9%-15.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%+22.3%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years +30.7%+11.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+1.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLEDUREYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%35.2%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%33.4%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.140.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.08-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-62.9%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-8.0%-15.3% -1.8%
52-week high $99.14$63.51$27.18 $779.14
52-week low $74.98$44.44$20.56 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLEDUREYN
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 18.6x 19.4xmedian 15.5x 14.1xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.0x —median 10.1x 9.2xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 18.4x 8.8xmedian 14.7x 15.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 131.1xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.01median 0.97 0.46median 0.35 1.09median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLEDUREYN
Revenue $21.05B $5.66B $3.79B
Gross profit $12.72B $634.59M $951.00M
Operating income $3.13B $643.25M $554.00M
Net income $2.16B $516.66M $344.00M
Free cash flow $3.86B $1.03B $320.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.54 $3.01 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $1.37B $1.82B $66.00M
Total debt $7.86B $1.08B $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 801.80M 157.85M 211.90M
Enterprise value $68.44B -$2.01B $4.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLEDUREYN
P/E 36.5x 19.4x 14.1x
P/FCF 19.2x 8.8x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 8.8x 9.6x
P/S 3.5x 1.6x 1.3x
P/B 131.1x 2.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -79.9x 2.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x – 9.2x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 10.2x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 20.9x 6.4x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 6.4x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.01 0.46 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLEDUREYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 15.5% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 23.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 1,976,824% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 28.1% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.9% 50.2% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 50.1% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% 37.5% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 30.0% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% 32.1% 9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 42.0% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 14.6% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 1.9% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 14.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 1.9% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLEDUREYN
Gross margin 60.4% 11.2% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 17.9% – 18.2%
Operating margin 14.9% 11.4% 14.6%
Pretax margin 14.0% 11.4% 11.8%
Net margin 9.7% 8.4% 9.1%
FCF margin 18.3% 18.1% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 18.1% 13.3%
Return on equity 410.8% 11.8% 23.4%
Return on assets 12.9% 6.1% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 27.2% 13.8% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 29.7% 13.9% 12.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLEDUREYN
Debt / assets 46.8% 3.2% 30.1%
Debt / equity 13.9x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.3x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 96.6% 50.8% 54.5%
Equity / assets 3.4% 49.2% 45.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x – 6.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.88 2.69 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLEDUREYN
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.1% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.1% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 84.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLEDUREYN
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $4.68FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +11.8% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.42BFY2026 $6.34BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +10.6% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLEDUREYN
Held by institutions 83.8% 31.4% 31.1%
Institutions holding 2,015 170 295
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -5.3% +6.3%
Institutions buying 919 80 182
Institutions selling 720 65 89
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.23 2.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLEDUREYN
CL 1.00 0.08 0.44
EDU 0.08 1.00 0.01
REYN 0.44 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, EDU and REYN?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.71B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.14B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, EDU and REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.2x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.2x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.8x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Colgate Palmolive (CL) returned the most: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.4%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.8%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.2%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.3%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 0.00%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%. New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.3%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CL, EDU and REYN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.