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

Company Overview

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is a leading American manufacturer of consumer and specialty products, best known for its flagship Arm & Hammer baking soda brand. Headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, the company was founded in 1846 and has grown into a diversified producer of household, personal care and specialty items. Its product portfolio spans from cleaning solutions and laundry additives to oral care and women’s health diagnostics.

The company’s core business segments include Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products. Under its Consumer Domestic banner, Church & Dwight markets well-established brands such as Arm & Hammer, OxiClean stain removers, First Response pregnancy tests and Trojan condoms. The Consumer International segment extends these offerings overseas, with a presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Its Specialty Products division serves industrial and commercial customers with animal nutrition supplements, pool and spa chemicals, and water treatment solutions.

Church & Dwight distributes its products through a network of grocery chains, mass merchandisers, e-commerce platforms and independent pharmacies. The company maintains a focus on research and development, operating innovation centers to drive new formulations and packaging technologies. Sustainable sourcing and responsible manufacturing practices are integral to its corporate strategy, reflecting a long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship.

Since July 2018, Matthew P. Farrell has served as president and chief executive officer, guiding the company through a series of strategic acquisitions and global expansions. Leveraging more than 175 years of heritage, Church & Dwight continues to build on its legacy of reliably delivering essential everyday products to consumers around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $92.09 to $93.39
• 50-Day Range: $90.88 to $99.08
• 52-Week Range: $90.50 to $116.46
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.96
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: $103.94
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Church & Dwight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Church & Dwight scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 152 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 2.18, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

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: 7.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Church & Dwight are expected to grow by 7.84% in the coming year, from $3.70 to $3.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 44.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 44.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.41.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Church & Dwight has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. 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 5.17. 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

2.98% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Church & Dwight has recently decreased by 3.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Church & Dwight pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, 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 55.66%. 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 29.57% next year. This indicates that Church & Dwight will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.93

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Church & Dwight has recently decreased by 3.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.52

News Sentiment

Church & Dwight has a news sentiment score of 1.52. 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 1.02 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Church & Dwight this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Church & Dwight to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Church & Dwight insiders have sold 201.04% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,177,702.00 in company stock and sold $3,545,300.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 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.

CHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHD shares performed this year?

Church & Dwight's stock was trading at $104.71 at the start of the year. Since then, CHD shares have decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $93.2650.

How were Church & Dwight's earnings last quarter?

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) announced its earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Church & Dwight's stock split?

Shares of Church & Dwight split on Friday, September 2nd 2016.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, August 4th 2016. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, September 1st 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Church & Dwight have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Church & Dwight: Consumer Health Holdco LLC, Flawless, Passport Food Safety Solutions Inc., Water Pik, Agro BioSciences, Viviscal, Spencer Forrest, and others.

Who are Church & Dwight's major shareholders?

Church & Dwight's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.07%), State Street Corp (5.53%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.58%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew Farrell, Bradley C Irwin, Robert K Shearer, Richard A Dierker, Penry W Price, Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram, Maynadier Patrick D De, Michael Read, Arthur B Winkleblack, Rene Hemsey, Brian D Buchert, Lee B Mcchesney, Rick Spann, Barry A Bruno, Joseph James Longo, Carlen Hooker and Paul Richard Wood.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Church & Dwight?

Shares of CHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Church & Dwight own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Church & Dwight investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: CONS PD - MISC STPL
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHD
• CIK: 313927
• Web: www.churchdwight.com
• Phone: (609) 806-1200
• Fax: 800-833-9532
• Employees: 5,250
• Year Founded: 1846

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Church & Dwight: $103.94
• High Price Target: $126.00
• Low Price Target: $83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.19
• P/E Growth: 3.84
• Net Income: $585.30 million
• Net Margins: 8.66%
• Pretax Margin: 11.28%
• Return on Equity: 19.27%
• Return on Assets: 9.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.72
• Cash Flow: $4.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.94
• Book Value: $18.04 per share
• Price / Book: 5.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 243,610,000
• Free Float: 238,737,000
• Market Cap: $22.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43