=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-08-04
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: Wallace Noel R.
CIK: 0001464265
Role: Director, Officer (Chairman, President & CEO)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-04 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +161,021 | Price: $72.29
Total Value: $11,640,208.09
Shares Owned After: 523,252 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's incentive compensation plan.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-04 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -161,021 | Price: $91.92
Total Value: $14,800,712.18
Shares Owned After: 362,231 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F2] Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's incentive compensation plan and the related tax withholding.
[F3] Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $91.50 to $92.30, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
[Transaction #3]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +161,021 | Price: $72.29
Total Value: $11,640,208.09
Shares Owned After: 523,252 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's incentive compensation plan.
[Transaction #4]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -161,021 | Price: $92.52
Total Value: $14,897,904.45
Shares Owned After: 362,231 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F2] Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's incentive compensation plan and the related tax withholding.
[F4] Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $92.00 to $92.93, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Date: 2026-08-04 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -161,021 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2027-09-12
Shares Owned After: 161,021 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's incentive compensation plan.
[F5] Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the September 12, 2019 grant date.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -161,021 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2027-09-12
Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's incentive compensation plan.
[F5] Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the September 12, 2019 grant date.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
[Holding #2]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
[Holding #3]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's incentive compensation plan.
F2: Sale of shares with a portion of the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's incentive compensation plan and the related tax withholding.
F3: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $91.50 to $92.30, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
F4: Weighted average price, as these shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $92.00 to $92.93, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, additional information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
F5: Option became exercisable in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of the September 12, 2019 grant date.
--- Signature ---
/s/ /s/ Kristine Hutchinson, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-08-06)
