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Church & DwightCHD

Household Products · Ewing, New Jersey · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$107.23+1.16%After hours: $107.23 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 31.0% over 1 year
Church & Dwight over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$90$100Nov2026MarMayJulSep$107.23$90$100NovMarJul$107.23
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$25.43B
Price to earnings34.5x
Forward P/E27.4x
Dividend yield1.15%
Year to date+27.9%
One year+31.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$81.60$108.86

Quality and valuation

How Church & Dwight compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Church & Dwight and 7 household products peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer staples companies, priced above most of them.

Church & Dwight trades at 27.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +1.7% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 46.1% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 18.0% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 16.9% vs 10.3%
CHD trades at 27.4x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Household Products peers
MO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xCHD27.4xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xCHD27.4xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 33.0x earnings, CHD is cheaper than its average since Nov 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
30x40x50xAverage 37.4x2025202633.0x30x40x50xAverage 37.4x2025202633.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Church & Dwight's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 1.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.6bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.6bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +1.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−2%0%2%4%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’251.0%Q3 ’260%2%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’251.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 18.2% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2518.2%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2518.2%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$350mQ3 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$350mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCHDSector median
Revenue growth+1.7%+4.9%
Gross margin46.1%40.5%
Operating margin18.0%13.6%
Free cash flow margin16.9%10.3%
Price to earnings34.5x24.5x

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