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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. manufactures a range of products for the personal and home care markets. It operates in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment is managed geographically in five segments, such as North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa/Eurasia, all of which sell primarily to a variety of traditional and e-commerce retailers, wholesalers, distributors, dentists and skin health professionals. According to our Colgate-Palmolive stock split history records, Colgate-Palmolive has had 4 splits. | |
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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has 4 splits in our Colgate-Palmolive stock split history database. The first split for CL took place on May 16, 1991. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of CL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. CL's second split took place on May 16, 1997. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of CL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. CL's third split took place on July 01, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of CL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split. CL's 4th split took place on May 16, 2013. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of CL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 8000 share position pre-split, became a 16000 share position following the split.
When a company such as Colgate-Palmolive splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the Colgate-Palmolive stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 16000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Colgate-Palmolive shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of CL, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete Colgate-Palmolive stock split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
02/14/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$70.54 |
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End price/share: |
$86.04 |
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Starting shares: |
141.76 |
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Ending shares: |
179.01 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$17.44 |
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Total return: |
54.02% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
4.41% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$15,394.64 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
02/14/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$70.54 |
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End price/share: |
$86.04 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$17.44 |
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Total return: |
46.70% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
3.91% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$14,673.30 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
05/16/1991 | 2 for 1
| 05/16/1997 | 2 for 1
| 07/01/1999 | 2 for 1
| 05/16/2013 | 2 for 1 |
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