In 2021, Hill's Pet Nutrition made up 20% of overall Colgate Palmolive sales worldwide. In particular, Hill’s sales fueled organic growth in the United States and Europe.
Adapted from a press release:
Net sales for Colgate Palmolive’s pet segment, essentially Hill’s Pet Nutrition, reached US$3.311 billion last year. In 2020, Colgate's pet segment net sales stood at US$2.883 billion. Pet segment operating profits grew to US$901 billion in 2021 from US$793 billion in 2020.
Company-wide sales for Colgate Palmolive finished at US$17.421 billion in 2021, compared to US$16.471 billion in 2019, a 6% change.
For the final three months of last year, Hill’s Pet Nutrition accounted for 12% of overall increased sales for Colgate Palmolive. That percentage climbed to 15% of positive sales change for the whole of 2021.
In 2021, Hill's Pet Nutrition made up 20% of overall Colgate Palmolive sales worldwide. In particular, Hill’s sales fueled organic growth in the United States and Europe. The increase in operating profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to higher pricing, cost savings from decreased advertising investment, lower overhead expenses despite increased logistics costs and other factors. Significantly higher raw material and packaging costs dragged on growth.
“We were pleased to finish 2021 with a continuation of our strong growth momentum, particularly in our oral care and pet nutrition businesses, both of which delivered an acceleration in net and organic sales growth in full year 2021 versus 2020, CEO Noel Wallace told investors in an earnings call on Jan. 28.
Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared inLive Science, Discovery News, Scientific American, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds a journalism master's degree
from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a bachelor's degree in biology.
Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated sustainable agriculture, along with other projects.
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