CL vs REYN vs KVUE Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, Reynolds Consumer Products and Kenvue Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$98.75 +14.6% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$78.98B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
KVUE Kenvue Inc.
$19.27 +9.1% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.53B
Div. yield
5.43%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLREYNKVUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.98B $5.11B $37.02B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 14.9x 21.9x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 15.1x 15.8x REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +2.7% +3.5% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 9.1% 10.9% KVUE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.6% 11.1% 10.6% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.1x 2.2x CL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 5.43% KVUE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.0% +2.2% +35.3% KVUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr -2.9%/yr — CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 26.2% 24.3% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 69/100 66/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

CLREYNKVUE

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

AxisCLREYNKVUE
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 80 #11 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 58 #21 of 49 69 #16 of 49 60 #20 of 49
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 68 #15 of 45 75 #12 of 45
Financial Health 49 #28 of 54 57 #24 of 54 45 #30 of 54
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 70 #10 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Overall 61 69 66
  • CL ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • REYN ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KVUE ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLREYNKVUESPY
1 month +14.6%+13.0%+9.1% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%-6.1%+0.2% -0.4%
6 months +12.0%+14.7%+10.6% +4.5%
Year to date +25.0%+9.6%+11.7% +12.4%
1 year +29.0%+2.2%+35.3% +13.6%
3 years +32.0%-2.1%+3.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%-0.7%+1.2% +20.8%
5 years +26.9%-13.8%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.9%-2.9%— +10.4%
10 years +41.9%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +3.6%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCLREYNKVUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%26.2%24.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%24.9%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.220.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.091.45 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-36.7%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-7.5%-3.1% -1.6%
52-week high $99.14$27.18$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $76.11$20.56$14.24 $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.

MultipleCLREYNKVUE
P/E now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 19.8x 15.4xmedian 19.8x 21.9xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.6x 9.8xmedian 13.6x 13.5xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 17.5x 16.6xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 122.7xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.76median 0.89 1.19median 0.89 -83.90median 0.89

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 monthsCLREYNKVUE
Revenue $21.28B $3.79B $15.53B
Gross profit $12.90B $951.00M $9.05B
Operating income $3.16B $554.00M $2.71B
Net income $2.17B $344.00M $1.69B
Free cash flow $3.79B $320.00M $2.34B
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $1.62 $0.88
Cash & equivalents $1.53B $66.00M $1.04B
Total debt $7.72B $1.53B $8.21B
Shares (diluted) 799.70M 211.90M 1.93B
Enterprise value $73.46B $4.77B $32.73B

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
MetricCLREYNKVUE
P/E 38.3x 15.4x 21.9x
P/FCF 20.7x 16.6x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 10.5x 13.6x
P/S 3.7x 1.4x 2.4x
P/B 122.7x 2.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -94.3x 3.8x 20.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 9.8x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 26.8x 12.2x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 22.4x 21.1x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 13.4x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.76 1.19 -83.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLREYNKVUE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 2.7% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -0.7% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 1.8% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.6% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.1% 3.9% 14.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 8.9% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.6% 10.6% 17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 13.2% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.5% 9.8% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 12.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 11.0% 27.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 15.7% 2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.0% 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 16.6% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLREYNKVUE
Gross margin 60.6% 25.1% 58.3%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 18.2% 21.1%
Operating margin 14.8% 14.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin 13.9% 11.8% 14.8%
Net margin 9.6% 9.1% 10.9%
FCF margin 17.8% 8.5% 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.5% 13.3% 17.6%
Return on equity 360.5% 23.4% 16.3%
Return on assets 13.0% 10.7% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 27.6% 11.1% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 31.2% 12.8% 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLREYNKVUE
Debt / assets 46.1% 30.1% 30.8%
Debt / equity 12.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.1x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 4.8x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 54.5% 61.9%
Equity / assets 3.8% 45.5% 38.1%
Interest coverage 12.6x 6.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.09 2.61 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLREYNKVUE
Dividend yield 2.1% 3.7% 5.4%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.7% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 84.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – –
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.

ConsensusCLREYNKVUE
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% -3.0% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.42BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $16.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -4.3% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLREYNKVUE
Held by institutions 83.8% 31.1% 94.3%
Institutions holding 2,019 295 1,010
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +6.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 921 182 529
Institutions selling 722 89 353
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.04 1.50

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.

CLREYNKVUE
CL 1.00 0.50 0.64
REYN 0.50 1.00 0.56
KVUE 0.64 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, REYN and KVUE?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $78.98B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $5.11B, Kenvue (KVUE) $37.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, REYN and KVUE?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 38.5x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.9x, Kenvue (KVUE) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 26.3x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 15.1x, Kenvue (KVUE) 15.8x). 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) +5.9%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Kenvue (KVUE) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kenvue (KVUE) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.6%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.9%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.6%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kenvue (KVUE) returned the most: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +29.0%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.2%, Kenvue (KVUE) +35.3%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.9%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kenvue (KVUE) has the highest dividend yield: Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%, Kenvue (KVUE) 5.43%. 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) 23.5%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.2%, Kenvue (KVUE) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.