Procter & Gamble Co.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) reported strong results for the October to December quarter, with organic sales growth of 4% and a 16% increase in core earnings per share.

The company saw broad-based growth across categories, with eight out of ten product categories holding or growing organic sales. North America, Europe focus markets, Asia Pacific focus markets, and Latin America all delivered over 6% organic sales growth.

P&G expects to maintain its guidance range for organic sales growth of 4% to 5% for the fiscal year. It also raised its outlook for core earnings per share from a range of 6% to 9% to a range of 8% to 9% growth versus last fiscal year.