Apart from Colgate, other stocks in the retail space that touched all-time highs on the same trading day are The Home Depot Inc. ( HD ), Gap Inc. ( GPS ) and Leggett & Platt Inc. ( LEG ), reaching $73.66, $38.23 and $34.07, respectively. An impressive earnings performance, favorable fiscal 2013 outlook, expanding profit margins, healthy financial position and a decent dividend yield are the key strengths of the stock that enabled it to attain a new high. Moreover, the stock currently trades at a forward P/E of 20.7x, a slight premium from the peer group average of 20.5x. With respect to earnings surprises, Colgate has either met or surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate over the last several quarters, most recently topping it by 0.71% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Colgate posted impressive quarterly results with healthy earnings and sales comparisons for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.