CL vs REYN vs ZONE Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, Reynolds Consumer Products and Zone Frontier 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
ZONE Zone Frontier Inc.
$0.09 -35.7% 1M -92.6% 1Y
Market cap
$39.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.40M
Div. yield
–
Household 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, Reynolds Consumer Products 3, Zone Frontier 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLREYNZONELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.71B $4.84B $39.93M CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 14.1x -0.1x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 13.9x — REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +2.7% +64.2% ZONE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 9.1% -5,117.7% CL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% 11.1% — CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.1x 0.3x ZONE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.4% -1.8% -92.6% CL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -3.3%/yr — CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 26.4% 169.2% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 25/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

CLREYNZONE

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

AxisCLREYNZONE
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 78 #12 of 52 8 #48 of 52
Growth 57 #22 of 50 63 #19 of 50 18 #41 of 50
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 73 #13 of 45 5 #43 of 45
Financial Health 51 #28 of 56 56 #25 of 56 96 #3 of 56
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 80 #7 of 31 0 #31 of 31
Overall 61 70 25
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ZONE 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

PeriodCLREYNZONESPY
1 month +8.2%+6.2%-35.7% -0.8%
3 months +1.3%-9.8%-87.5% +3.5%
6 months +10.6%+10.4%-70.0% +7.0%
Year to date +17.8%+0.4%-65.4% +12.2%
1 year +19.4%-1.8%-92.6% +13.0%
3 years +29.7%-7.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%-2.7%— +23.1%
5 years +22.7%-15.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%-3.3%— +11.0%
10 years +30.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLREYNZONESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%26.4%169.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%25.6%231.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.182.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.07-0.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-36.7%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-15.3%-92.6% -1.8%
52-week high $99.14$27.18$1.21 $779.14
52-week low $74.98$20.56$0.09 $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.

MultipleCLREYNZONE
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 18.6x 14.1xmedian 18.6x -0.1xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 11.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.0x 9.2xmedian 13.0x -0.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 18.4x 15.2xmedian 18.4x -2.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 131.1xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.01median 0.97 1.09median 0.97 —median 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 monthsCLREYNZONE
Revenue $21.05B $3.79B $3.40M
Gross profit $12.72B $951.00M $1.29M
Operating income $3.13B $554.00M -$58.00M
Net income $2.16B $344.00M -$174.16M
Free cash flow $3.86B $320.00M -$18.19M
EPS (diluted) $2.54 $1.62 $-1.04
Cash & equivalents $1.37B $66.00M $15.44M
Total debt $7.86B $1.53B $3.62M
Shares (diluted) 801.80M 211.90M 167.10M
Enterprise value $68.44B $4.50B $2.08M

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
MetricCLREYNZONE
P/E 36.5x 14.1x -0.1x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.2x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 9.6x -2.2x
P/S 3.5x 1.3x 11.7x
P/B 131.1x 2.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -79.9x 3.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 9.2x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 11.4x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.7x 7.5x
EV/FCF 20.9x 19.7x -1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 12.6x -1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.01 1.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLREYNZONE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 2.7% 64.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 1.8% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.9% 3.9% -808.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% 10.6% -2,483%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 13.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% 9.8% -32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 11.0% -676.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 6.0% -667.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 16.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLREYNZONE
Gross margin 60.4% 25.1% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 18.2% -1,697%
Operating margin 14.9% 14.6% -1,704%
Pretax margin 14.0% 11.8% -1,700%
Net margin 9.7% 9.1% -5,118%
FCF margin 18.3% 8.5% -534.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 13.3% -533.5%
Return on equity 410.8% 23.4% -103.4%
Return on assets 12.9% 10.7% -96.5%
Return on invested capital 27.2% 11.1% –
Return on capital employed 29.7% 12.8% -98.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 271.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLREYNZONE
Debt / assets 46.8% 30.1% 1.7%
Debt / equity 13.9x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 4.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 96.6% 54.5% 1.9%
Equity / assets 3.4% 45.5% 98.1%
Interest coverage 12.3x 6.4x -353.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 21.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 18.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 17.5x
Altman Z-score 6.88 2.52 15.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLREYNZONE
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – -69.2%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 4.0% -69.2%
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.

ConsensusCLREYNZONE
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.66FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.42BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -4.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLREYNZONE
Held by institutions 83.8% 31.1% 30.5%
Institutions holding 2,015 295 45
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +6.3% -14.3%
Institutions buying 919 182 25
Institutions selling 720 89 7
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.04 3.57

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.

CLREYNZONE
CL 1.00 0.44 -0.09
REYN 0.44 1.00 -0.01
ZONE -0.09 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, REYN and ZONE?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.71B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, Zone Frontier (ZONE) $39.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, REYN and ZONE?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.2x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.8x, 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?

Zone Frontier (ZONE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) +64.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -5,117.7%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, 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%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.8%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -92.6%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.2%/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%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%. Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) and Zone Frontier (ZONE) 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%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.4%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) 169.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.