CL Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-31

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
CL Report Adjusted EPS (2026Q2) BEAT pred ~$0.96 vs. cons $0.95 MEDIUM
CL Report Organic sales growth (2026Q2) BEAT pred ~2.8% vs. cons 2.6% MEDIUM
CL Report Base-business gross margin (2026Q2) IN-LINE pred ~59.8% vs. cons 59.9% LOW
CL Guide Organic sales growth UNCHANGED guide ~2.5% midpoint vs. cons 2.6% (FY2026) HIGH
CL Guide Adjusted EPS BETTER guide ~$3.84 midpoint vs. cons $3.81 (FY2026) MEDIUM
CL Guide Base-business gross-margin change LOWER guide ~-50 bps vs. cons -40 bps (FY2026) MEDIUM
CL Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.4% MEDIUM
CL Return 5-day cumulative residual +0.4% (FADE) A modest EPS and organic-sales beat should support the initial reaction, but a ~50 bps FY2026 gross-margin decline versus consensus of ~40 bps implies weaker second-half incrementals and modest downward revisions to FY2027 estimates, causing most of the day-1 gain to fade. MEDIUM