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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) just paid an annual dividend of ​$2.00 (in 2024). Analysts expect the company to increase its dividends by 9.6% per year for the next five years (2025 to 2029)​, and thereafter by 4.8 % per year. The appropriate equity cost of capital for Colgate-Palmolive is 6.7% per​ year. Estimate the price of CL's stock by completing the calculation steps below.