Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015



	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015					September 30, 2014
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	$	726	900.1	$	0.81	$	542	913.8	$	0.59
Stock options and restricted stock units			6.8					9.0
Diluted EPS	$	726	906.9	$	0.80	$	542	922.8	$	0.59

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 4,389,790 and 1,369,775, respectively.



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015					September 30, 2014
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	$	1,842	904.1	$	2.04	$	1,552	916.4	$	1.69
Stock options and restricted stock units			7.7					9.3
Diluted EPS	$	1,842	911.8	$	2.02	$	1,552	925.7	$	1.68

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 3,515,898 and 484,913, respectively.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and any year-to-date period presented. As a result of changes in shares outstanding during the year and rounding, the sum of the quarters’ earnings per share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for any year-to-date period.