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What Could Drive Colgate-Palmolive’s EPS in 2018?

What Could Drive Colgate-Palmolive’s EPS in 2018?

As shown in the graph below, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) managed to improve its earnings in 2017, after witnessing weakness for a couple of years. Cost savings, a lower outstanding share count, and currency rates helped offset higher input costs, soft volumes, and lower net prices.