Colgate-Palmolive Company makes oral care, personal care and household products sold under brands including Colgate toothpaste, Palmolive soap and various other personal care and cleaning products. Its oral care business, anchored by the Colgate toothpaste brand, holds a leading global market share position built over more than a century of brand marketing and dental professional relationships. The company sells across a global footprint with particularly strong presence in international and emerging markets, giving Colgate-Palmolive meaningful exposure to consumer spending trends outside the United States compared to more domestically focused consumer products companies. Colgate-Palmolive's revenue tends to be relatively stable through economic cycles, since oral care and personal care products are recurring household necessities, though the company faces ongoing competition from both other branded consumer products companies and store-brand alternatives.