Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.91 by 4.17 percent. This is a 4.4 percent increase over earnings of $0.91 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.230 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.118 billion by 2.19 percent. This is a 5.78 percent increase over sales of $4.944 billion the same period last year.