Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.89 by 2.25 percent. This is a 4.6 percent increase over earnings of $0.87 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.94 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.98 billion by 0.71 percent. This is a 0.12 percent decrease over sales of $4.95 billion the same period last year.