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

Company Overview

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers. Key brands include Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Trojan, First Response, Nair, Waterpik, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Church & Dwight also produces specialty products based primarily on sodium bicarbonate and related technologies for industrial, agricultural and animal-health applications. The company markets its products throughout the United States and internationally through retail stores, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.86 to $99.96
• 50-Day Range: $93.87 to $103.47
• 52-Week Range: $81.33 to $106.04
• Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.08
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $104.06
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Church & Dwight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Church & Dwight scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 169 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: 2.6 / 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: 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 32.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Church & Dwight is 32.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Church & Dwight has a PEG Ratio of 3.49. 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 5.98. 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

5.22% 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 7.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Church & Dwight has recently increased by 12.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Church & Dwight pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, 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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Church & Dwight has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Church & Dwight this week, compared to 5 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 0% 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 $5,462,048.00 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: 10/13/2026
• 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: $104.06
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $86.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.39
• P/E Growth: 3.49
• 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: 3.81
• Cash Flow: $4.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.24
• Book Value: $16.67 per share
• Price / Book: 5.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 237,200,000
• Free Float: 234,358,000
• Market Cap: $23.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49