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Colgate-Palmolive10-K: AI investment

Leveraging generative AI and machine learning to compete with new D2C and private label brands.

What happened

The company's success is increasingly dependent on adopting AI, including machine learning and generative AI, to gain commercial insights and develop effective marketing. Failure to leverage these technologies could compromise their competitive position and ability to launch new products successfully.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 23, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Colgate-Palmolive 10-K for FY2025

Filing excerpt

Our success is and will likely increasingly be dependent on our ability to excel at omni-channel demand generation, effectively leverage AI, data analytics and other existing and emerging digital technologies to gain new commercial insights and develop relevant products, marketing and advertising to reach customers and consumers.

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Signal
10-K: AI investment

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2025
Fiscal year end
12/31
Filed
Feb 23, 2026

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Details

CIK
21665
Accession number
0000021665-26-000006
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Target for AI vendors
Signal category
Technology

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • AI
  • data analytics
  • machine learning
  • generative AI

Competitors

  • private label

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Feb 24, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
aiInvestment

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