Colgate-Palmolive reported a solid Q3 2024 with revenue of $5.033 billion, up 2.4% year over year and ongoing organic growth driven by volume share gains across all six divisions. Management emphasized a strategy of premium and core innovation, higher advertising investment, and geographic breadth to sustain growth even as category growth decelerates in some markets. Gross margin expanded meaningfully (gross margin 61.1% versus prior periods), supporting operating margin of 21.2% and a net margin of 14.6%, while management continued to reinvest margin gains into advertising and capabilities to fuel long‑term brand health and household penetration. Cash flow remained a strength, with operating cash flow of $1.167 billion and free cash flow of about $1.033 billion, underpinning a healthy balance sheet despite a leveraged position.