CL Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-31

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
CL Report Adjusted EPS BEAT pred ~$0.98 vs. cons $0.95 MEDIUM
CL Report Net sales IN-LINE pred ~$5.41B vs. cons $5.36B MEDIUM
CL Report Organic sales growth BEAT pred ~3.1% vs. cons 2.8% MEDIUM
CL Guide FY26 organic sales growth UNCHANGED guide ~1.0%-4.0% vs. cons 2.7% (FY26) HIGH
CL Guide FY26 base-business EPS growth UNCHANGED guide ~3.0%-5.0% vs. cons 4.1% (FY26) MEDIUM
CL Guide FY26 gross-margin growth LOWER guide ~-1.0% vs. cons -0.5% (FY26) MEDIUM
CL Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -1.8% MEDIUM
CL Return 5-day cumulative residual -3.0% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) A modest ~$0.03 EPS beat and ~0.3-point organic-growth beat are likely outweighed by guide ~-1.0% gross-margin growth versus cons -0.5%; that ~0.5-point incremental margin headwind implies lower 2H and FY27 earnings power, driving estimate revisions down after the report. MEDIUM