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Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

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CHD Stock: Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

Published 2026-05-02

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Episodes linked
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Latest video
Q1 2026
2026-05-02
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$98.80
+1.39 (+1.43%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
31.67x
Forward: 24.45x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
1.6%
Earnings: 9.0%
Margins
18.1% op
Gross: 45.6% · Net: 12.0%
Balance sheet
1.15x current
Debt / Equity: 55.9
52-week range / Beta
$81.33 - $106.04
Beta: 0.47
Analyst target
$105.37
Upside: 6.6%
Cash / shareholder return
4.01% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 1.24%

Company context

Industry: Household & Personal Products
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 5.39x
Return on equity: 17.0%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates in three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers baking soda, cat litters, laundry detergents, carpet deodorizers, and other baking soda-based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers under the WATERPIK brand; oral care products under the THERABREATH brand; acne treatment products under the HERO brand; hand sanitizers under the TOUCHLAND brand; and condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand. It also provides home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; and cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand. In addition, the company's specialty products include animal and food productivity products, such as ARM & HAMMER baking soda as a feed additive to help dairy cow; BIO-CHLOR and FERMENTEN used to reduce health issues associated with calving, as well as needed protein; CELMANAX refined functional carbohydrate, a yeast-based prebiotic; and CERTILLUS a probiotics products used in the poultry, dairy, beef, and swine industries. Additionally, it offers sodium bicarbonate; and cleaning and deodorizing products. The company sells its consumer products through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and other discount stores, pet and other specialty stores, websites and other e-commerce channels; and specialty products to industrial customers and livestock producers through distributors. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

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Market context for CHD

Competitive view

CHD vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

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Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
CHD
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Philip Morris International Inc latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Philip Morris International Inc
PM
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Clorox Company (The) latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Clorox Company (The)
CLX
Latest video
Q4 FY2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
CHD
$23.44B
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
$293.38B
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
$12.90B
Clorox Company (The)
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
CHD
31.7x
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
25.9x
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
22.2x
Clorox Company (The)
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
CHD
24.4x
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
20.5x
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
17.0x
Clorox Company (The)
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
CHD
1.6%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
10.4%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
-2.0%
Clorox Company (The)
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
CHD
9.0%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
-7.5%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
-50.1%
Clorox Company (The)
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
CHD
18.1%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
40.0%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
12.9%
Clorox Company (The)
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
CHD
45.6%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
67.5%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
42.3%
Clorox Company (The)
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
CHD
12.0%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
25.6%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
8.7%
Clorox Company (The)
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
CHD
17.0%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
163.8%
Clorox Company (The)
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
CHD
4.0%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
3.3%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
0.9%
Clorox Company (The)
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
CHD
55.85x
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
2221.43x
Clorox Company (The)
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
CHD
1.15x
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
0.98x
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
0.66x
Clorox Company (The)
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
CHD
0.47
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
0.40
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
0.54
Clorox Company (The)
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
CHD
1.2%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
3.1%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
4.7%
Clorox Company (The)
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
CHD
6.6%
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
PM
8.3%
Philip Morris International Inc
CLX
-4.7%
Clorox Company (The)

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