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The Procter & Gamble Company

$PG·$348B·Household & Personal Products·Consumer Defensive
$146.43-0.3%YTD+3.4%1Y-8.0%
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2026-08-29: 12 posts2026-08-30: 19 posts2026-08-31: 48 posts2026-09-01: 37 posts2026-09-02: 69 posts2026-09-03: 17 posts2026-09-04: 24 posts226+45%
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PGPG
$PGThe Procter & Gamble Company
$146.43-0.33%226 posts+45%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-09-04

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

P&G is the dividend-king consumer-staple stuck in a tight triangle — 68 years of raises but every FY26 segment showed margin compression.

Procter & Gamble is the largest consumer-staples multinational, owning Tide, Pampers, Gillette, and dozens of household brands. It's a slow-growth compounder whose thesis is dividend + share repurchase + gentle margin expansion, and the current tape is at a crossroads.

  • Growth is modest and margin momentum has cracked: Q1 revenue was $21.2B, up 7.4% YoY, but every FY26 segment showed margin compression despite 5% organic growth in Beauty — meaning the underlying pricing power that made PG a compounder is being tested by input costs and mix shift, and the operating margin at 22% is on watch.
  • The dividend record is intact: P&G is a 68+ year dividend-king with steady coverage — the balance-sheet and cash-generation profile that supports that record hasn't broken, and at 21x trailing earnings with a 3%+ yield, the equity is priced as a defensive compounder rather than an accelerating story.
  • The insider and political flow is noisy: Rep. Kevin Hern disclosed selling $100K of PG in an $820K package, Rep. David Taylor bought $1-15K on August 11, and multiple officer sales (Raman Sundar $491K, Whaley Susan $322K, Abd El Hak $278K) cluster in mid-to-late August — that's a real cluster of executive selling that lines up with the margin-compression narrative, arguing for caution near the recent range.

October 23 Q1 earnings is the reset — a print with gross margin holding above 50% and every segment showing at least flat operating margin defends the compounder trade. A guide-down on input costs or continued segment-wide compression breaks the range down; watch Health Care and Beauty segment operating-margin trend.

Agrees with X sentimentThe mixed X sentiment reflects the setup fairly — the 68-year dividend-king anchor is real, but the every-segment margin compression in FY26 and the mid-August officer selling cluster (Raman $491K, Whaley $322K, Abd El Hak $278K) are legitimate cautions that the political-sell chatter distracts from.

What to watch: October 23 Q1 earnings — gross margin holding above 50% with every segment showing at least flat operating margin defends the compounder trade. A guide-down on input costs or continued segment-wide compression breaks the range down.

On the calendar: 2026-10-23 — Q1 FY27 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment16 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-04

$PG (Procter & Gamble) chatter is mixed but leaning bullish. Bearish: Rep. Kevin Hern sold $100K PG (27 sells/0 buys). Bullish: PG a solid defensive dividend king — 50+ consecutive years increased dividend. Rep. David Taylor bought PG on Aug 11. PG 'safety name back over all major MAs, breaking out of base.' Nears apex of symmetrical triangle on daily. Overall bullish safe-haven setup.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global consumer goods giant with dominant brands across beauty, healthcare, grooming, and household cleaning products.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Household & Personal Products sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PG.

Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive

Consumer staples demand is resilient but volume-flat; pricing power from inflation-era increases is normalizing, and promotional intensity is picking up. Emerging market growth is the incremental topline driver as developed markets plateau.

What this means for $PG

Partial — consumer discretionary / retail performance tracks consumer spending trends; The Procter & Gamble Company, commonly referred to as P&G, is a global enterpris.

Industry benchmark

9-name peer basket
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
21.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
23.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
31.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$1.43$1.41+1.4%
Q1 2026Apr 24, 2026$1.59$1.56+1.9%
Q4 2025Jan 22, 2026$1.88$1.86+1.1%
Q3 2025Oct 24, 2025$1.99$1.90+4.7%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $1.89

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$21.2B+7.4%49.5%21.5%$1.66$3.0B
Q2 FY26$22.2B+1.5%51.2%24.2%$1.82$3.8B
Q1 FY26$22.4B+3.0%51.4%26.2%$2.00$4.2B
Q4 FY25$20.9B+1.7%49.1%20.8%$1.51$4.0B

Forward consensus

6-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$87.1B$86.6B – $88.1B$6.88$6.84 – $6.9018
FY27$89.0B$88.1B – $91.3B$7.00$6.85 – $7.2217
FY28$91.6B$90.9B – $94.0B$7.40$7.31 – $7.4716
FY29$94.4B$91.1B – $95.9B$7.78$7.03 – $8.1912
FY30$96.9B$95.4B – $99.5B$7.85$7.69 – $8.126
FY31$94.2B$92.7B – $96.7B$6.78$6.64 – $7.015

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.30%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-0.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-0.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 2.4B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.385-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 24Matthew W. JanzarukSVP - Chief Accounting Officer359 sh$52KSellAug 21Sundar G. RamanCEO3.4K sh$491KSellAug 20Aguilar Moses Victor JavierChf Rsch, Dev & Innov Officer3.1K sh$439KSellAug 20Matthew W. JanzarukSVP - Chief Accounting Officer156 sh$22KSellAug 20Whaley Susan StreetChief Legal Officer & Secy2.2K sh$322KSellAug 20Marc S. PritchardChief Brand Officer4.0K sh$579KSellAug 20Abd El Hak HeshamCEO1.9K sh$278KSellAug 20Santos De Azevedo Juliana MonteiroCEO2.4K sh$340KSellAug 20Andre SchultenCFO5.4K sh$777KSellAug 20Freddy P. BharuchaCEO246 sh$35K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 298-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) furnished investor conference (issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 results and hosted a confe) under Item 7.01 (Reg FD), filed 2026-07-29. Reg FD disclosures are furnished (not filed) — commonly investor slides, strategy updates, or guidance. Review the exhibit for material new information about business outlook.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) disclosed an executive/director departure (Item 5.02, filed 2026-07-29). URE OF DIRECTORS departed from CTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS. Compensation and transition details are in the exhibits. Leadership changes can signal strategic shifts; investors should assess continuity and the appointee's background.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Procter & Gamble declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.0885 per share on common stock. This continues P&G's decades-long streak of consecutive dividend growth, reflecting the consumer staples giant's stable cash generation across its household and personal care product portfolio.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsJul 103/A
AI summary

Procter & Gamble CEO of Grooming, Juliana de Azevedo, filed an amended Form 3/A initial ownership statement upon becoming a Section 16 reporting person. Standard initial Section 16(a) disclosure for a newly reporting officer overseeing P&G's Gillette and Braun grooming brands.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 103
AI summary

Hesham Abd El Hak, CEO of Procter & Gamble's Baby, Feminine and Family Care segment, filed a Form 3 initial ownership statement, disclosing 7,964.4 direct shares, 1,259.5 shares via the retirement plan trustee, and 43.95 shares in an international plan. Standard initial Section 16(a) disclosure for a newly reporting officer overseeing one of P&G's largest business units.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
AI summary

Procter & Gamble CEO of Baby and Feminine Care, Hesham Abd El Hak, filed a Form 3 initial ownership statement effective June 1, 2026, disclosing 7,964.4 direct shares, 1,259.5 shares via the retirement plan trustee, and 43.95 shares in an international plan. Standard initial Section 16(a) disclosure for a newly reporting officer overseeing one of P&G's largest global business units.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 248-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

3 All-Weather Dividend Stocks That Keep Writing Bigger Checks247wallst.com·17h agoProcter & Gamble: Minimal EPS Growth On The Horizon Limits The Upsideseekingalpha.com·23h agoP&G to Webcast Fireside Chat From the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference, September 10businesswire.com·2d agoProcter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Shares Sold by Beacon Capital Management LLCdefenseworld.net·2d ago2 Dividend Kings, 1 Clear Winner: P&G vs. Colgate247wallst.com·3d ago

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