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

Company Overview

Church & Dwight is a consumer products company whose history traces to 1846, when John Dwight and Austin Church began producing baking soda. The company is best known for its ARM & HAMMER brand and sells household, personal care, and specialty products under a portfolio of owned brands.

Its products include laundry detergents and cleaners, oral care items, cat litter, deodorants, condoms, pregnancy and ovulation tests, hair-removal products, and water flossers. Brands include OxiClean, Trojan, First Response, Nair, Waterpik, and TheraBreath, alongside ARM & HAMMER.

Church & Dwight serves consumers in the United States and international markets. It also makes specialty products, including ingredients and products for animal nutrition and other industrial uses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.09 to $110.75
• 50-Day Range: $93.87 to $112.08
• 52-Week Range: $81.49 to $114.64
• Volume: 342,301 shs
• Average Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.05
• Dividend Yield: 1.11%
• Price Target: $108.44
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Church & Dwight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Church & Dwight scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 163 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Church & Dwight has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Church & Dwight is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: 7.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Church & Dwight are expected to grow by 7.43% in the coming year, from $3.77 to $4.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 34.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 34.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Church & Dwight has a PEG Ratio of 3.87. 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 6.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.49% 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 5.48.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Church & Dwight has recently decreased by 13.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Church & Dwight pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, 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 37.85%. 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 30.37% next year. This indicates that Church & Dwight will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Church & Dwight has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Church & Dwight this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Church & Dwight to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $15,252,844.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.00% 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

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• 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: $108.44
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $89.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.33
• P/E Growth: 3.87
• Net Income: $736.80 million
• Net Margins: 12.41%
• Pretax Margin: 15.83%
• Return on Equity: 20.28%
• Return on Assets: 9.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.18
• Cash Flow: $4.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.67
• Book Value: $16.67 per share
• Price / Book: 6.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 236,032,000
• Free Float: 233,200,000
• Market Cap: $26.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45