COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (INDIA) LTD.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for FY 2026-27. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2026, to shareholders on record as of November 2, 2026. The company has also communicated to its shareholders regarding the tax provisions applicable to this dividend payment. For resident shareholders providing PAN, TDS will be 10%, while 20% will be deducted if PAN is not provided or linked with Aadhaar. No tax will be deducted if the total dividend does not exceed ₹10,000 for resident individuals or for certain specified categories. Non-resident shareholders, including FPIs/FIIs, will have TDS at 20%, with an option to avail beneficial rates under Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) upon submission of required documentation like PAN and Tax Residency Certificate.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The company reported a Net Sales growth of 12.2% to ₹1,691.6 Crore, marking the second consecutive quarter of double-digit domestic growth. Net Profit after tax grew by 5.5% to ₹341.6 Crore, excluding one-off items. The Board of Directors also approved and declared a First Interim Dividend of ₹24 per share for the Financial Year 2026-27. The results were approved at a Board Meeting held on October 22, 2026.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its financial results for the second quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026. The Board of Directors declared a first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for the Financial Year 2026-27. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2026, to shareholders on record as of November 2, 2026. Additionally, the company appointed Ms. Ragini Gajaria as Internal Auditor and noted the resignation of Mr. Gunjit Jain as EVP-Marketing, with Mr. Akash Parekh set to succeed him. The company also announced plans to seek member approval for Mr. Manish Anandani's appointment as MD & CEO via postal ballot.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its Board of Directors has declared a first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for the Financial Year 2026-27. The dividend will be paid from November 19, 2026, to shareholders on record as of November 2, 2026. The Board also approved the unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. Additionally, Ms. Ragini Gajaria was appointed as Internal Auditor, and Mr. Akash Parekh was appointed as Executive Vice President - Marketing, succeeding Mr. Gunjit Jain who resigned.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026. The Board of Directors declared a first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for the Financial Year 2026-27. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2026, to shareholders on record as of November 2, 2026. The company also appointed Ms. Ragini Gajaria as Internal Auditor and noted the resignation of Mr. Gunjit Jain as EVP-Marketing, with Mr. Akash Parekh set to succeed him.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for FY 2026-27. The dividend will be paid from November 19, 2026, to shareholders on record as of November 2, 2026. The company's Board of Directors also approved the unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. Additionally, Ms. Ragini Gajaria was appointed as Internal Auditor, and Mr. Akash Parekh will succeed Mr. Gunjit Jain as Executive Vice President - Marketing.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its Unaudited Financial Results for the second quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026. The company declared a first interim dividend of Rs. 24 per equity share for FY 2026-27, with a record date of November 2, 2026, and payment commencing November 19, 2026. Key management changes include the appointment of Ms. Ragini Gajaria as Internal Auditor and Mr. Akash Parekh as Executive Vice President - Marketing, effective December 1, 2026, succeeding Mr. Gunjit Jain who resigned to pursue external opportunities. The company also noted the upcoming postal ballot process to seek member approval for the appointment of Mr. Manish Anandani as Managing Director & CEO.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026. The Board of Directors declared a first interim dividend of Rs. 24 per equity share for FY 2026-27, payable from November 19, 2026. The company also appointed Ms. Ragini Gajaria as Internal Auditor and Mr. Akash Parekh as Executive Vice President - Marketing, effective December 1, 2026, succeeding Mr. Gunjit Jain who resigned to pursue external opportunities. Approval for the appointment of Mr. Manish Anandani as MD & CEO will be sought via postal ballot.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. The Board of Directors also declared a first interim dividend of ₹24 per equity share for the Financial Year 2026-27, payable from November 19, 2026, with a record date of November 2, 2026. Additionally, the company appointed Ms. Ragini Gajaria as Internal Auditor and approved the succession plan for the Executive Vice President - Marketing role, with Mr. Akash Parekh taking over from December 1, 2026, following Mr. Gunjit Jain's resignation. The company also initiated a postal ballot process to seek member approval for the appointment of Mr. Manish Anandani as Managing Director & CEO.

Colgate-Palmolive India's standalone Q2 FY27 (quarter ended September 30, 2026) revenue from operations came in at ₹1,705.79 Cr, up 12.3% YoY and 6.4% QoQ — a second straight quarter of double-digit top-line growth after Q1 FY27's 11.8%. But profit growth badly lagged: PAT of ₹341.57 Cr (EPS ₹12.56) rose just 4.3% YoY and actually slipped 0.4% QoQ from ₹343.08 Cr, with no exceptional items in either the current or year-ago quarter to distort the comparison — this is a genuine, operating-level growth-to-profit gap, not a base-effect or one-off artifact. The gap sits squarely in margins: net profit margin fell to 19.8% of total income from 21.3% a year ago and 21.1% last quarter (a ~150bps YoY compression), while operating margin (EBITDA/revenue-from-operations) eased to roughly 27.8% from ~30.6% YoY and ~29.9% QoQ. The driver is advertising: A&P spend jumped 39.9% YoY and 25.0% QoQ to ₹314.82 Cr, taking A&P intensity to ~18.5% of revenue — above the ~15.8% level (up from 12-13%) management flagged on the August 2026 concall as the new normal for absorbing premiumisation-led brand investment. Employee costs also rose a faster 15.1% YoY, adding to the squeeze, while cost of materials grew a more moderate 9.2% YoY. Against management's own prior guidance — sustained double-digit growth via volume/price/mix, margins absorbing higher A&P — this quarter is a clean match: growth delivered, and A&P ran even hotter than the 15.8% marker, so the compression reflects the plan playing out rather than a miss. No formal numeric consensus for this specific quarter turned up in public previews, so vsStreet is marked unknown; the broader brokerage tone (Goldman Sachs and Citi have held Sell ratings through 2026) has flagged exactly these margin and competitive-intensity concerns. It's also worth noting the YoY base is soft: Q2 FY26 PAT itself had fallen 17.1% YoY on GST-transition distributor disruption, so this year's +4.3% YoY sits on a depressed prior-year print. Alongside the results, the board declared a first interim dividend of ₹24/share (₹652.77 Cr aggregate, record date November 2, 2026), and separately the company saw a marketing leadership change — EVP-Marketing Gunjit Jain resigns effective November 30, succeeded by Akash Parekh from December 1 — landing just as A&P investment is being stepped up. No standalone press-release commentary from management was available in the filing to cross-check against the numbers. The quarter sets up two things to track: whether the ~18.5% A&P intensity holds or normalizes toward the guided 15.8% band in H2 FY27, and whether double-digit revenue growth is durable as the GST-disruption base effect fades through Q3-Q4 FY27. The company has no subsidiary or joint venture, so no consolidated statement is filed, and with a single reportable segment there's no sub-segment data to corroborate the volume/price/mix split underlying the growth.