CL vs PRGO vs TEVA Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, Perrigo and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 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
PRGO PERRIGO Co plc
$15.82 +2.5% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 6, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 3, Perrigo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLPRGOTEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.71B $2.23B $47.06B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x -1.3x 66.7x CL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 6.8x 20.8x PRGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% -4.2% +4.1% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% -41.9% 4.1% CL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% -26.2% 6.4% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -2.3x 5.0x PRGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.4% -26.3% +110.9% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -18.7%/yr +35.0%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 57.5% 38.0% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 66/100 TEVA

Percentile Scorecard

CLPRGOTEVA

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

AxisCLPRGOTEVA
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 45 #29 of 52 84 #103 of 626
Growth 57 #22 of 50 6 #47 of 50 83 #102 of 604
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 18 #37 of 45 86 #81 of 555
Financial Health 51 #28 of 56 33 #38 of 56 11 #586 of 658
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 93 #3 of 31 –
Overall 61 39 66
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PRGO ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • TEVA ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLPRGOTEVASPY
1 month +8.2%+2.5%+2.0% -0.8%
3 months +1.3%+56.2%+28.6% +3.5%
6 months +10.6%+37.7%+27.8% +7.0%
Year to date +17.8%+13.6%+28.0% +12.2%
1 year +19.4%-26.3%+110.9% +13.0%
3 years +29.7%-41.4%+392.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%-16.3%+70.2% +23.1%
5 years +22.7%-64.5%+347.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%-18.7%+35.0% +11.0%
10 years +30.7%-82.6%-7.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%-16.0%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLPRGOTEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%57.5%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%59.6%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.151.030.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.462.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-80.7%-43.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-27.9%-3.7% -1.8%
52-week high $99.14$21.94$41.49 $779.14
52-week low $74.98$9.25$19.61 $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.

MultipleCLPRGOTEVA
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 18.6x -1.3xmedian 18.6x 65.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.0x -4.1xmedian 13.0x 23.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 18.4x 18.4xmedian 18.4x 34.5xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 131.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.01median 0.97 0.01median 0.97 2.07median 0.31

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 monthsCLPRGOTEVA
Revenue $21.05B $4.14B $17.32B
Gross profit $12.72B $1.38B $9.09B
Operating income $3.13B -$1.56B $1.60B
Net income $2.16B -$1.73B $708.00M
Free cash flow $3.86B $119.30M $1.35B
R&D – $95.00M $1.72B
EPS (diluted) $2.54 $-12.43 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.37B $399.70M $3.66B
Total debt $7.86B $3.29B $16.59B
Shares (diluted) 801.80M 139.60M 1.17B
Enterprise value $68.44B $509.87M $33.91B

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
MetricCLPRGOTEVA
P/E 36.5x -1.3x 65.9x
P/FCF 19.2x 18.4x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 11.2x 24.5x
P/S 3.5x 0.5x 2.7x
P/B 131.1x 0.9x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -79.9x 6.7x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x -4.1x 23.0x
EV/EBIT 25.8x -3.3x 37.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 20.9x 42.7x 44.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 26.0x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.01 0.01 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLPRGOTEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% -4.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -3.6% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% -10.8% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -4.6% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.9% -644.9% 79.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -123.9% 49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% -2,060% 438.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -194.8% 31.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% -2,039% 545.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -192.7% 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% -46.5% 36.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -14.8% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -53.5% 51.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -20.4% 4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLPRGOTEVA
Gross margin 60.4% 33.3% 52.5%
EBITDA margin 17.9% -29.8% 15.0%
Operating margin 14.9% -37.7% 9.3%
Pretax margin 14.0% -38.9% 4.1%
Net margin 9.7% -41.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 18.3% 2.9% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 4.7% 11.0%
Return on equity 410.8% -69.2% 8.9%
Return on assets 12.9% -22.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 27.2% -26.2% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 29.7% -23.2% 6.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -0.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLPRGOTEVA
Debt / assets 46.8% 43.3% 41.6%
Debt / equity 13.9x 1.3x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -2.3x 5.0x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 27.6x 12.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.6% 66.9% 80.5%
Equity / assets 3.4% 33.1% 19.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.88 -0.39 0.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLPRGOTEVA
Dividend yield 2.3% 7.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 7.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCLPRGOTEVA
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 -15.3%FY2026 -32.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% -1.3% +66.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.42BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $15.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -0.8% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLPRGOTEVA
Held by institutions 83.8% 100.0% 62.7%
Institutions holding 2,015 338 670
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +6.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 919 194 359
Institutions selling 720 92 190
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.11 1.89

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.

CLPRGOTEVA
CL 1.00 0.23 0.11
PRGO 0.23 1.00 -0.06
TEVA 0.11 -0.06 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, PRGO and TEVA?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.71B, Perrigo (PRGO) $2.23B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $47.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, PRGO and TEVA?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.2x, Perrigo (PRGO) -1.3x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 66.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perrigo (PRGO) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.8x, Perrigo (PRGO) 6.8x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Perrigo (PRGO) -4.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Perrigo (PRGO) -41.9%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.4%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.3%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +110.9%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.2%/yr, Perrigo (PRGO) -18.7%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +35.0%/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%, Perrigo (PRGO) 0.00%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%. Perrigo (PRGO) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 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%, Perrigo (PRGO) 57.5%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CL, PRGO and TEVA?

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.