Analysts tracking FMCG momentum cite Colgate’s resilient pricing power as a key competitive edge. Accordingly, the colgate stock price forecast signals potential for outperforming the S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index in North America ’s net sales (20% of total sales) rose 2.5% year over year on both reported and organic basis. The segment gained from a 5.9% increase in volume, offset by a 3.3% decline in pricing. The segment witnessed volume growth, backed by gains in toothpaste on increased household penetration. Volume growth in Fabuloso and Softsoap liquid hand soap also aided the performance. Latin America ’s net sales (25% of the total sales) advanced 7.6% year over year on 13.3% pricing gains and a 5.5% increase in volume, offset by an 11.2% unfavorable currency impact. On an organic basis, sales rose 18.8%, led by volume growth across all countries in the region, except for Argentina. Also, it witnessed high-single-digit volume growth for the oral care, personal care and home care categories. Europe ’s net sales (14% of the total sales) increased 6.2% year over year on a reported basis and 6.5% on an organic basis. Sales growth was driven by a 5.2% rise in volume and a 1.3% pricing gain, offset by a 0.2% unfavorable currency impact. By category, the volume increase was primarily driven by high-single-digit growth in oral care. Pricing continued to be positive, owing to the consistent implementation of its revenue growth management strategies. The Asia Pacific segment’s net sales (14% of the total sales) improved 2.6% year over year, reflecting a 3.4% increase in volume and a 1.7 rise in pricing, offset by a 2.5% adverse impact of currency. Organic sales improved 5.1% due to volume growth at its largest businesses. Africa/Eurasia ’s net sales (5% of the total sales) rose 2.2% year over year due to an 8.4% increase in volume and 8% growth in pricing, offset by a 14.3% unfavorable currency impact. Organic sales for the segment grew 16.4%, driven by strong pricing and volume gains. Volume improvement mainly stemmed from double-digit increase in oral care. Hill’s Pet Nutrition ’s net sales (22% of the total sales) improved 5.5% from the year-ago quarter on a reported basis and 6.1% on an organic basis. Results gained from a 2.5% increase in volume and a 3.7% rise in pricing, offset by a 0.7% negative currency impact. The segment’s volume was impacted by lower volume from private labels. Despite soft volumes, the segment benefited from market share growth for its Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet across the specialty channels, driven by its science-led innovation and improved brand support. Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. EPS growth estimates for 2024–2025 remain in the 5–7% range, underlined by strategic marketing investments. Such fundamentals reinforce a stable to positive colgate stock price forecast even in a mixed macroeconomic backdrop.