

	Total			First Quarter			Second Quarter		Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2011
Net sales	$	16,734		$	3,994		$	4,185	$	4,383		$	4,172
Gross profit	9,590			2,331			2,404		2,462			2,393
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,554		⁽¹⁾	607			646		676		⁽²⁾	625		⁽³⁾
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,431		⁽¹⁾	576			622		643		⁽²⁾	590		⁽³⁾
Earnings per common share:
Basic	4.98		⁽¹⁾	1.17			1.27		1.32		⁽²⁾	1.22		⁽³⁾
Diluted	4.94		⁽¹⁾	1.16			1.26		1.31		⁽²⁾	1.21		⁽³⁾

2010
Net sales	$	15,564		$	3,829		$	3,814	$	3,943		$	3,978
Gross profit	9,204			2,268			2,242		2,344			2,350
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,313		⁽⁴⁾	387		⁽⁵⁾	630		645			651		⁽⁶⁾
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,203		⁽⁴⁾	357		⁽⁵⁾	603		619			624		⁽⁶⁾
Earnings per common share:
Basic	4.45		⁽⁴⁾	0.71		⁽⁵⁾	1.21		1.26			1.28		⁽⁶⁾
Diluted	4.31		⁽⁴⁾	0.69		⁽⁵⁾	1.17		1.21			1.24		⁽⁶⁾

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Note:	Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share may not agree with the calculated full year earnings per share.

⁽¹⁾

Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the full year of 2011 include a $135 aftertax gain resulting from the sale of the Company's laundry detergent business in Colombia, $147 of aftertax charges for the implementation of various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, $9 of aftertax charges related to the sale of land in Mexico and a $21 charge for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business.

⁽²⁾

Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the third quarter of 2011 include a $135 aftertax gain resulting from the sale of the Company's laundry detergent business in Colombia, $128 of aftertax charges for the implementation of various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives and $5 of aftertax charges related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽³⁾

Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2011 includes $19 of aftertax charges for the implementation of various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, $4 of aftertax charges related to the sale of land in Mexico and a $21 charge for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business.

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Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the full year of 2010 include a $271 one-time charge related to the transition to hyperinflationary accounting in Venezuela, a $61 aftertax charge for termination benefits related to overhead reduction initiatives, a $30 aftertax gain on sales of non-core product lines and a $31 benefit related to the reorganization of an overseas subsidiary.


⁽⁵⁾	Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the first quarter of 2010 include a $271 one-time charge related to the transition to hyperinflationary accounting in Venezuela.


⁽⁶⁾	Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2010 include $61 of aftertax charges for termination benefits related to overhead reduction initiatives, a $30 aftertax gain on sales of non-core product lines and a $31 benefit related to the reorganization of an overseas subsidiary.