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2000 Annual Report

Highlights


Dollars in Millions, except per share amounts

	2000	1999	Change

Unit Volume			+6%

Worldwide Sales	$9,357.9	$9,118.2	+3%
Gross Profit Margin	54.4%	53.7%	+70 basis points

Earnings Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)	$1,740.5	$1,566.2	+11%
Percent of Sales	18.6%	17.2%	+140 basis points

Net Income	$1,063.8	$937.3	+13%
Percent of Sales	11.4%	10.3%	+110 basis points

Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$1.70	$1.47	+16%
Dividends Paid Per Share	$.63	$.59	+7%

Operating Cash Flow	$1,536.2	$1,292.7	+19%
Percent of Sales	16.4%	14.2%	+220 basis points

Return on Capital	26.4%	22.8%	+360 basis points

Number of Registered Common Shareholders	42,300	44,600	-5%

Number of Common Shares Outstanding (in millions)	566.7	578.9	-2%

Year-end Stock Price	$64.55	$65.00	-1%

Every operating division participated in the strong 6 percent unit volume growth.
Fueling growth, new products delivered a record 38 percent of total sales, from products introduced during the last five years.
Sales would have increased 7 percent if not for foreign currency translation.
All of Colgate's profitability indicators set new records: gross profit margin, EBIT, operating cash flow and return on capital.

About Colgate

Colgate-Palmolive is a $9.4 billion global company serving people in more than 200 countries and territories with consumer products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable. The Company focuses on strong global brands in its core businesses — Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate is delivering strong global growth by following a tightly defined strategy while increasing market leadership positions for key products, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, bar and liquid soaps, deodorants/antiperspirants, dishwashing detergents, household cleaners, fabric softeners and specialty pet food.