Company: CL
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000021665-25-000008
Chunk: 15

Company: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 16
Chunk 15
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 at end of year$1,096 $966 $775 Supplemental Cash Flow Information  Income taxes paid$933 $937 $945 Interest paid$302 $280 $151 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.76

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

1.    Nature of Operations    

The Company manufactures and markets a wide variety of products in the U.S. and around the world in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Oral, Personal and Home Care products include toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners and other similar items. These products are sold primarily to a variety of retailers, wholesalers, distributors, dentists and, in some geographies, skin health professionals. Pet Nutrition products include specialty pet nutrition products manufactured and marketed by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The principal customers for Pet Nutrition products are authorized pet supply retailers, veterinarians and eCommerce retailers. Some of our products are also sold direct-to-consumer. Principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, Darlie, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphy, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.The Company’s principal classes of products accounted for the following percentages of worldwide Net sales for the past three years:  202420232022Oral Care43 %42 %43 %Personal Care18 %19 %19 %Home Care17 %17 %17 %Pet Nutrition22 %22 %21 %Total100 %100 %100 %

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of ConsolidationThe Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Colgate