Procter & Gamble Company PG
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Procter & Gamble Company is a mega-cap company in the Consumer Defensive sector (Household & Personal Products), with a market value of $336.6B, based in the USA.
It employs about 104,000 people and has been listed since Jan 01, 1970.
The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The company offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; antiperspirants, deodorants, and personal cleansing products under the Native, Old Spice, Safeguard, and Secret brands; and facial moisturizers, cleaners, and treatments under the Olay and SK-II brands.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 21.9 versus 25.7 for the median of the Consumer Defensive sector in our universe (14 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 2% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 21.2 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 160.61, 11% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 34% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 14 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (1% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (13 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (3.0% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 0.9% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLP -1.9%).
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A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.