Exhibit 12.1

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
				Year Ended December 31,
				2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
Earnings:
Income before income taxes	$	2,177.1		$	2,496.5		$	2,001.8		$	2,079.0		$	2,002.4		$	2,041.9
Add:
Interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt expense and discount or premium		89.5			166.6			166.6			142.5			123.7			128.1
Portion of rents representative of interest factor		39.3			52.5			47.5			43.5			41.5			37.7
Loss on equity investments		—			—			—			—			—			—
Less:
Gain on equity investments		(3.0	)		(3.7	)		(3.4	)		(2.0	)		(8.5	)		(0.3	)
Income as adjusted	$	2,302.9		$	2,711.9		$	2,212.5		$	2,263.0		$	2,159.1		$	2,207.4
Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt expense and discount or premium	$	89.5		$	166.6		$	166.6		$	142.5		$	123.7		$	128.1
Portion of rents representative of interest factor		39.3			52.5			47.5			43.5			41.5			37.7
Capitalized interest		5.7			6.3			3.4			2.5			2.3			4.0
Total fixed charges	$	134.5		$	225.4		$	217.5		$	188.5		$	167.5		$	169.8
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		17.1			12.0			10.2			12.0			12.9			13.0