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the council passes — AVOIDCOLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY·Consumer Defensive
Doesn't clear the council's bar right now.
49/100D
Price at last run$93.60as of Jul 8, 2026
defensive compounderHigh returns on capitalROIC ~39% — it earns well on the money it puts to work.
Strong gross margins60% gross margin.
Generates real cash4.7% free-cash-flow yield — profits you can actually bank.
Catalystnone yet
✕Why not
The honest case against — what most tools hideWhat keeps us out
- Debt rising faster than cash flow.
Patience price & distance
as of Jul 8, 2026 runThe patience price is where value discipline would let the council in — deliberately strict: we'd rather miss ten winners than own one loser.
Catalyst
none yet
A catalyst is a plausible reason the gap could close — never a certainty.