Church & Dwight (CHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L'il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company. It serves customers in the United States and international markets through retail, e-commerce and other distribution channels, while also supplying specialty products used in industrial and agricultural applications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $94.46 to $95.69
• 50-Day Range: $93.87 to $103.47
• 52-Week Range: $81.33 to $106.04
• Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.40
• Dividend Yield: 1.30%
• Price Target: $104.41
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Church & Dwight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Church & Dwight scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Church & Dwight has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Church & Dwight has a consensus price target of $104.41, representing about 10.4% upside from its current price of $94.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Church & Dwight has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Church & Dwight are expected to grow by 6.35% in the coming year, from $3.78 to $4.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 30.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.30.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 30.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Church & Dwight has a PEG Ratio of 3.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Church & Dwight has a P/B Ratio of 5.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.07% of the float of Church & Dwight has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Church & Dwight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.89.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Church & Dwight has recently increased by 9.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Church & Dwight pays a meaningful dividend of 1.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Church & Dwight has been increasing its dividend for 29 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Church & Dwight is 39.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Church & Dwight will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.60% next year. This indicates that Church & Dwight will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Church & Dwight has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Church & Dwight this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for CHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Church & Dwight insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,459,148.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of Church & Dwight is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.60% of the stock of Church & Dwight is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household Products
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHD
• CIK: 313927
• Web: www.churchdwight.com
• Phone: (609) 806-1200
• Fax: 800-833-9532
• Employees: 5,550
• Year Founded: 1846

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Church & Dwight: $104.41
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $86.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.01
• P/E Growth: 3.35
• Net Income: $736.80 million
• Net Margins: 11.96%
• Pretax Margin: 15.30%
• Return on Equity: 20.10%
• Return on Assets: 9.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: $4.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.38
• Book Value: $16.67 per share
• Price / Book: 5.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 237,200,000
• Free Float: 234,358,000
• Market Cap: $22.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47