Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Church & Dwight) is a consumer products company based in Ewing, New Jersey, founded in 1846. It is the leading US maker of sodium bicarbonate, known as baking soda. It sells household and personal care products under brands such as ARM & HAMMER, OXICLEAN, TROJAN, THERABREATH, WATERPIK, BATISTE, NAIR, ORAJEL, HERO, TOUCHLAND and MISS MOUTH'S. It has three divisions: Consumer Domestic, with net sales of $1,225 million in Q3 2026, Consumer International, with $297 million, and Specialty Products, with $80 million.

Net sales in Q3 2026 were $1,602 million, and net income was $212.2 million. Rick Dierker is Chief Executive Officer. Church & Dwight files 10-K and 10-Q reports with the SEC, and its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange in US dollars.

The price of Church & Dwight rests on its record of steady growth in volume. In Q3 2026, organic sales grew 5.1%, mostly from volume growth of 4.6%, and gross margin rose 170 basis points to 46.8%. The company says that this is its third quarter in a row of industry-leading organic sales growth. Reported net sales rose only 1.0%, because it left several small businesses in 2025.

Investors pay for the strength of the power brands, ARM & HAMMER, THERABREATH and WATERPIK, and for the buying of HERO, TOUCHLAND and MISS MOUTH'S. Three things must be true for the price to hold or rise. Organic sales must keep growing near 5% in 2027, led by volume and not by price. Gross margin must keep rising while transport costs and inflation rise because of the conflict in the Middle East.

The brands bought in 2025 and 2026 must keep growing so that they add to earnings. The next tests are the investor meeting in January 2027, where the company will give its first formal update on its 2030 growth initiatives, and the Q4 report with the 2027 outlook, expected in early February 2027.

1. Jan 29, 2027 · est.Pending

   Q4 2026 results and the 2027 outlookThe 2027 outlook calls for organic sales growth of 4% or more and adjusted EPS growth of 7% or more, and this passes; a lower outlook fails.
2. Jan 2027 · est.Pending

   Investor meeting on the 2030 growth initiativesChurch & Dwight sets 2030 goals for organic sales growth and EPS growth at or above its recent rates, and this passes; lower goals fail.
3. May 2027 · est.Pending

   Q1 2027 resultsOrganic sales grow 4% or more with volume growth and gross margin rises again, and this passes; a fall in volume or margin fails.

Every passed and failed checkpoint across all picks

• October 30, 2026Church & Dwight reported Q3 2026 results. Net sales rose 1.0% to $1,602 million, organic sales rose 5.1% and adjusted EPS rose 13.6% to $0.92. It raised its 2026 outlook for organic sales growth to about 5% and tightened the outlook for adjusted EPS growth to about 7%.
• October 30, 2026The board approved a new share repurchase program of up to $1 billion, with no end date. It replaces the earlier program. At September 30, 2026, total debt was $2.2 billion and cash was $447 million.
• October 27, 2026The board elected Jonathon Nudi, the CEO of Masco Corporation, as an independent director from January 1, 2027. The board will have 12 members.

Last earnings

October 30, 2026 (8-K on sec.gov)

Next earnings

Expected about January 29, 2027. The company has not confirmed the date.

• 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Sep 30, 2026Filed October 30, 2026 · chd-20260930
• 8-KEarnings releaseFiled October 30, 2026 · Press release and exhibits
• 8-KChange of directors or officersFiled October 29, 2026 · Read it on sec.gov
• 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Jun 30, 2026Filed July 31, 2026 · chd-20260630
• 8-KEarnings releaseFiled July 31, 2026 · Press release and exhibits
• 8-KShareholder vote resultsFiled May 5, 2026 · Read it on sec.gov
• 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Mar 31, 2026Filed May 1, 2026 · chd-20260331
• 8-KEarnings releaseFiled May 1, 2026 · Press release and exhibits
• 10-KAnnual report for the period ended Dec 31, 2025Filed February 12, 2026 · chd-20251231
• 8-KEarnings releaseFiled January 30, 2026 · Press release and exhibits

Every filing on SEC EDGAR (CIK 313927)

• Costs are rising. The company says that inflation, transport rates and tariffs are higher because of the conflict in the Middle East, and it must offset them with volume, productivity and mix to keep its gross margin.
• Consumer spending is under pressure. Church & Dwight sells many products at value prices, and a weak consumer can move buyers to private labels or to cheaper brands.
• A large part of growth comes from a few brands, such as THERABREATH, and from acquisitions. A mistake in an acquisition, or a slowdown in one power brand, would cut growth.
• The company has several debts that mature. The 3.15% notes of $425 million are due on August 1, 2027, and a new buyback program of up to $1 billion could add to its borrowing.

At September 30, 2026, Church & Dwight had cash and cash equivalents of $446.9 million and long-term debt with a principal of $2,225.0 million, which is five series of senior notes. The notes are $425.0 million at 3.15% due August 1, 2027, $400.0 million at 2.3% due December 15, 2031, $500.0 million at 5.6% due November 15, 2032, $400.0 million at 3.95% due August 1, 2047 and $500.0 million at 5.00% due June 15, 2052. Read more

Yield at the current rate

1.1% (current annual rate, at today’s price)

Dividend yield

1.1% (last 12 months, at today’s price of $112.02)

Paid per share

$1.219 in the last 12 months (4 payments)

Current annual rate

$1.232 ($0.308 × 4 a year)

Payout ratio

39% of the last fiscal year’s earnings (the year that ended December 31, 2025)

Latest ex-dividend date

August 14, 2026, $0.308 per share

Dividends per share by year

From 2020 to 2025, the dividend grew by about 4.2% a year. From 2015 to 2025, the dividend grew by about 5.8% a year.

Source: company filings and market data, read on November 13, 2026. The ex-dividend date is the first day a buyer no longer gets the next payment.