NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $703 million.

The New York-based company said it had profit of 83 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 80 cents per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 80 cents per share.

The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.26 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.24 billion.

Colgate-Palmolive shares have declined slightly more than 2% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has risen 18%. The stock has climbed almost 10% in the last 12 months.

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