The Procter & Gamble Company PG

Profile

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Household & Personal Products

CEO

Shailesh G. Jejurikar

Employees

108000

Country

US

The Procter & Gamble Company, commonly referred to as P&G, is a global enterprise that supplies a broad spectrum of branded consumer products to markets worldwide. The company's operations are divided into five main business divisions: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers an assortment of hair care products, including conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments, under popular names like Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice. It also features antiperspirants, deodorants, personal cleansing solutions, and skin care items from brands such as Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, and SK-II. Within the Grooming division, P&G provides a range of shave care products and grooming appliances, prominently featuring brands like Braun, Gillette, and Venus. The Health Care unit encompasses oral hygiene essentials, including toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other dental care products sold under the Crest and Oral-B brand names. This segment further extends to gastrointestinal remedies, rapid diagnostics, respiratory care, vitamins/minerals/supplements, pain relief, and various other personal health care items from brands such as Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto-Bismol, and Vicks. In the Fabric & Home Care category, consumers find fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents through labels like Ariel, Downy, Gain, and Tide. Additionally, this division offers air care products, dishwashing solutions, professional cleaning supplies (P&G Professional), and surface cleaners, exemplified by brands such as Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer. Finally, the Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment provides infant care products, including baby wipes, taped diapers, and pants, under the Luvs and Pampers brands. It also supplies adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products from Always, Always Discreet, and Tampax, along with paper towels, tissues, and toilet paper marketed as Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs. P&G distributes its extensive product portfolio through a vast commercial network, including large retail chains, e-commerce platforms, grocery stores, membership clubs, pharmacies, department stores, various distributors, wholesalers, specialty beauty retailers, high-frequency stores, electronics outlets, and professional channels, as well as direct-to-consumer sales. The Procter & Gamble Company was established in 1837 and its corporate headquarters are located in Cincinnati, Ohio.