Procter & Gamble posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Friday, beating both earnings and revenue estimates. The stock rose around 4% in premarket trading following the results.
The Procter & Gamble Company, PG
The company reported adjusted EPS of $1.59, ahead of the $1.56 analysts expected. Revenue came in at $21.24 billion, up 7% year-on-year and well above the $20.5 billion consensus estimate.
Organic sales, which strip out currency moves, acquisitions and divestitures, rose 3%.
Procter & Gamble $PG +3.1% before the bell, after the products manufacturer posted a top-line beat for the first quarter reiterated its full-year outlook. PG will be looking to add more distance between its year-to-date breakeven level. https://t.co/9wdjpUXjHM
— Schaeffer's Investment Research (@schaeffers) April 24, 2026
One of the cleaner wins in the report was volume. P&G posted 2% volume growth for the quarter — the first time in a year the company has grown volume across the whole business.
Volume matters more than headline sales for a company like P&G. It strips out pricing effects and gives a cleaner read on actual demand.
CFO Andre Schulten described the U.S. consumer as “stable,” while noting that bifurcation between consumer segments is continuing. That’s a polite way of saying lower-income shoppers are still under pressure.
The beauty segment — home to Olay, Head & Shoulders and Pantene — was the standout. It posted 5% volume growth, with gains across personal care, skin care and hair care.
Baby, feminine and family care followed with 3% volume growth, driven by stronger demand for diapers and family care products including Bounty and Charmin.
Fabric and home care, which includes Tide, grew volume 2%, helped by North American demand.
Not every segment kept pace. Grooming — which includes Gillette and Venus — saw volume fall 2%. Health care, covering Oral-B and Vicks, also dropped 2%.
Operating margin came in at 21.5%, down from 23.3% in the same period last year. Gross margin also missed analyst expectations, a point worth watching.
P&G reiterated its full-year outlook. The company is guiding for sales growth of 1%–5% and net EPS growth of 1%–6%, with full-year adjusted EPS guidance at $6.96 at the midpoint.
CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said the company is increasing investment to build consumer momentum despite a challenging economic backdrop.
One headwind flagged for Q4: a projected $150 million cost increase, driven largely by higher transportation costs tied to rising fuel prices.
Free cash flow margin held steady at 14.3%, roughly in line with the same period last year.
The stock was trading up approximately 2.6% to $149.47 shortly after the report, before extending gains to around 4% in premarket.
The post Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Gains as Q3 Earnings Clear the Bar on All Fronts appeared first on CoinCentral.
