The decline in the company’s share price significantly underperformed the broader market benchmarks over the past year. Colgate-Palmolive India shares have dropped 18.13% during the last one year, compared with a 3.4% decline in the NIFTY index and an 11.34% fall in the Nifty FMCG index during the same period.
The stock has also witnessed pressure in the short term, slipping nearly 3.9% in the past one month. In comparison, the Nifty FMCG index, of which the company is a constituent, has eased around 1.78% during the same period. The sectoral index was trading at 50,157.75, down 0.04% on the day.
Broader market benchmarks also traded lower during the session. The NIFTY index was down 0.21% at 23,982.1, while the Sensex declined 0.31% to 76,249.25.
Trading activity in Colgate-Palmolive India remained elevated during the session. The stock recorded a volume of 4.75 lakh shares on the exchange, higher than its one-month daily average trading volume of 3.75 lakh shares.
The benchmark May futures contract of the company was also under pressure and quoted at Rs 2,055.7, registering a decline of 2.52% during the session.
Based on trailing twelve-month earnings ending March 2026, the stock is currently trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.43.
The continued decline in Colgate-Palmolive India shares reflects sustained weakness in the FMCG segment as investors remain cautious amid broader market volatility and sector-specific pressure. The stock’s underperformance against benchmark indices over both short-term and long-term periods highlights the challenging trading environment faced by defensive consumer sector companies.
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