Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
$94.31 +0.21% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $22.35B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 30, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.10, up 46.2% year over year.
- Operating margin widened to 17.5% from 11.9% a year earlier.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $6.23B, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth67Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 45%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 42%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 39%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 45%
Quality82Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 27%
- Gross marginTop 28%
- Operating marginTop 15%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 43%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 44%
- Interest coverTop 27%
Value30Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 48%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 43%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 28%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 8%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 41%
Momentum75Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 31%
- 6-month returnTop 34%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 28%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 11%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 44%
Revisions19Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 37%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 15%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 45%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 29%
Stability94Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 16%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 44%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.2% | 2.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 30.0% | 46.2% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 44.5% | 45.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 17.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 15.3% | 17.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 2.7% | 2.2% | ↑ | Bottom 45% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 46.2% | 30.0% | ↑ | Top 16% |
| Gross margin | 45.6% | 44.5% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 11.9% | ↑ | Top 15% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 8.7% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 17.9% | 15.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | — | Top 27% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.9% | — | Top 39% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.69×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -5.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.78×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 15.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.29%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 2.51%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.80%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $108.88
- Target vs current price
- +15.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 34
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 53%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -0.7% | +1.2% | +5.8% | +4.8% | — |
| May 1, 2026 | +2.0% | -1.1% | -3.3% | -1.5% | +3.0% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | +2.9% | +4.7% | +9.4% | +14.0% | +3.7% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | +10.1% | +7.2% | +5.4% | +4.1% | +11.8% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | +9.7% | +0.3% | -1.2% | -1.8% | -8.4% |
| May 1, 2025 | +1.6% | -7.0% | -7.4% | -1.2% | -3.7% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | +0.0% | -1.5% | -1.6% | +3.8% | -7.8% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | +15.8% | +4.8% | +4.0% | +10.2% | +7.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $0.89 | $0.90 | -0.7% | $1.53B |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.95 | $0.93 | +2.0% | $1.47B |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.86 | $0.84 | +2.9% | $1.64B |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.81 | $0.74 | +10.1% | $1.59B |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.94 | $0.86 | +9.7% | $1.51B |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.90 | +1.6% | $1.47B |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.77 | $0.77 | +0.0% | $1.58B |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $0.79 | $0.68 | +15.8% | $1.51B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 30.4× | 32.0× | 33th | Bottom 48% |
| P/E (forward) | 25.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.1× | — | — | Bottom 28% |
| EV / Sales | 3.94× | — | — | Bottom 8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.99% | — | — | Bottom 43% |
| Earnings yield | 3.29% | — | — | Bottom 48% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 25.5× – 58.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +7.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +46.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -28.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -1.8%
- RSI (14)
- 38.9
- Relative volume
- 1.16×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 20.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 44th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.14
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.12
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2022 | Oct 7, 2022 | -32.1% | 183 days | 357 days (Mar 12, 2024) |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | -27.9% | 189 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Mar 4, 2021 | -18.1% | 97 days | 195 days (Dec 9, 2021) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | -10.8% | 29 days | 77 days (Nov 18, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $22.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.10
- Revenue (TTM)
- $6.23B
- Dividend yield
- 1.29%
- 52-week range
- $81.33 – $106.04
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.19B | $5.38B | $5.87B | $6.11B | $6.20B |
| Gross profit | $2.26B | $2.25B | $2.59B | $2.79B | $2.77B |
| Operating income | $1.08B | $597.8M | $1.06B | $807.1M | $1.08B |
| Net income | $827.5M | $413.9M | $755.6M | $585.3M | $736.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.32 | $1.68 | $3.05 | $2.37 | $3.02 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.51B | $1.58B | $1.47B | $1.51B | $1.59B | $1.64B | $1.47B | $1.53B |
| Net income | -$75.1M | $189.2M | $220.1M | $191.0M | $182.2M | $143.5M | $216.3M | $202.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.31 | $0.76 | $0.89 | $0.78 | $0.74 | $0.60 | $0.91 | $0.85 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $993.8M | $885.2M | $1.03B | $1.16B | $1.22B |
| Capital expenditure | -$118.8M | -$178.8M | -$223.5M | -$179.8M | -$122.4M |
| Free cash flow | $875.0M | $706.4M | $807.1M | $976.4M | $1.09B |
| Dividends paid | -$247.5M | -$255.0M | -$266.5M | -$277.0M | -$287.2M |
| Net share buybacks | -$401.3M | $26.2M | -$188.4M | $142.9M | -$864.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $254.8M
- Total assets
- $9.11B
- Total liabilities
- $4.76B
- Total debt
- $2.43B
- Net debt
- $2.17B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.35B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.31 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.31 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.31 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.30 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.30 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.30 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.30 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.28 | Dec 2, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 10,817,562
- Days to cover
- 5.48
- Change vs previous report
- -8.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 2, 2016
- 2-for-1
- Jun 2, 2011
- 2-for-1
- Sep 2, 2004
- 3-for-2
- Sep 2, 1999
- 2-for-1
- Mar 6, 1986
- 2-for-1