Procter & Gamble Q3 sales rise 7%, beat estimates
Procter & Gamble Company PG | 0.00 |
Overview
Consumer goods maker's fiscal Q3 net sales rose 7%, beating analyst expectations
Core EPS increased 3%, beating analyst expectations
Company maintained full-year sales and EPS guidance
Outlook
P&G maintains fiscal 2026 all-in sales growth guidance of 1% to 5%
Company expects fiscal 2026 diluted EPS growth of 1% to 6%, core EPS $6.83-$7.09
Company now expects fiscal 2026 EPS results toward lower end of guidance range
Result Drivers
VOLUME AND PRICING - Organic sales rose 3%, driven by a 2% increase from volume and 1% from higher pricing, with mix neutral for the quarter
CATEGORY AND REGIONAL GROWTH - Broad-based growth across product categories and regions, with Beauty segment organic sales up 7% on volume and innovation-based pricing
MARGIN PRESSURE - Gross margin declined by 150 bps due to unfavorable mix, reinvestments, higher tariff and commodity costs, partially offset by productivity savings and increased pricing
Company press release: ID:nBwcccdW0a
Key Details
Metric |
Beat/Miss |
Actual |
Consensus Estimate |
Q3 Sales |
Beat |
$21.20 bln |
$20.50 bln (14 Analysts) |
Q3 Adjusted EPS |
Beat |
$1.59 |
$1.56 (17 Analysts) |
Q3 EPS |
|
$1.63 |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the personal products peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Procter & Gamble Co is $166.00, about 13.9% above its April 23 closing price of $145.71
The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 20 three months ago
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