profit from every $100 of sales.

Church & Dwight
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
You pay $36.20 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What Church & Dwight sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $5.38 billion in 2022 to $6.20 billion in 2025, with $737 million of profit last year.
Church & Dwight handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Church & Dwight vs. similar companies
Church & Dwight grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Church & Dwight | 36.2× · Expensive | ||
Procter & Gamble | 24.5× · Fair price | ||
L'Oréal | 39.3× · Expensive | ||
Unilever | 13.7× · Cheap | ||
Colgate-Palmolive | 37.2× · Expensive |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Church & Dwight's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,896 | 5,190 | 5,376 | 5,868 | 6,107 | 6,203 | |
| 2,214 | 2,264 | 2,250 | 2,589 | 2,790 | 2,775 | |
| 1,030 | 1,079 | 1,009 | 1,057 | 1,164 | 1,078 | |
| 1,225 | 1,305 | 832 | 1,304 | 1,090 | 1,300 | |
| 786 | 828 | 414 | 756 | 585 | 737 | |
| 3.12 | 3.32 | 1.68 | 3.05 | 2.37 | 3.02 | |
| 45.2% | 43.6% | 41.9% | 44.1% | 45.7% | 44.7% | |
| 21.0% | 20.8% | 18.8% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 17.4% | |
| 16.1% | 15.9% | 7.7% | 12.9% | 9.6% | 11.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 7,415 | 7,997 | 8,346 | 8,569 | 8,883 | 8,912 |
| Cash | 183 | 241 | 270 | 345 | 964 | 409 |
| Total debt | 2,162 | 2,560 | 2,674 | 2,406 | 2,205 | 2,205 |
| Total liabilities | 4,394 | 4,763 | 4,856 | 4,714 | 4,522 | 4,910 |
| 3,020 | 3,233 | 3,490 | 3,855 | 4,361 | 4,002 | |
| 252 | 250 | 246 | 248 | 247 | 244 | |
| 15.8% | 14.8% | 7.9% | 13.6% | 10.2% | 13.4% | |
| 26.0% | 25.6% | 11.9% | 19.6% | 13.4% | 18.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 994 | 885 | 1,031 | 1,156 | 1,215 | |
| 99 | 119 | 179 | 224 | 180 | 122 | |
| 891 | 875 | 706 | 807 | 976 | 1,093 | |
| Dividends paid | 237 | 248 | 255 | 267 | 277 | 287 |
| 300 | 500 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 900 | |
| 22 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 59 | 58 |
Valuation
- 36.2×
- 30.1×
- –
- 5.3×
- 4.3×
- 24.4×
- 21.9×
- 4.1%
- 2.8%
- 1.3%
Profitability
- 44.7%
- 17.4%
- 11.9%
- 20.6%
- 10.9%
- 10.5%
- 17.4%
- 8.1%
- 14.1%
- 0.5%
Growth
- +4.8%
- −0.6%
- +11.9%
- +4.2%
- −0.2%
Financial health
- 1.5×
- 0.57
- 26.4%
- 11.2×
- 1.22
- 0.81
- 0.69
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $103.80
- Range
- $91.00 – $114.00
- 7 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.95 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 0.86 | 0.84 | +2.9% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.81 | 0.74 | +10.1% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.94 | 0.86 | +9.7% |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.91 | 0.90 | +1.6% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.77 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 0.79 | 0.68 | +15.8% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 0.93 | 0.84 | +10.7% |
Paid per share, each year
$0.67 in 2015 → $1.18 in 2025
How safe it looks
39.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 26.3%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Church & Dwight
Is Church & Dwight a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Church & Dwight AI analysis
What does Church & Dwight do?
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. It is in Household & Personal Products, based in Ewing, NJ, United States, with 5,550 employees.
Does Church & Dwight pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.3% a year, about 39% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $287 million in dividends.
Is Church & Dwight stock halal?
Yes. Church & Dwight passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 8% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Church & Dwight stock done over the past year?
Up 33.0% over the past twelve months, to $113.00. It traded between $81.60 and $113.00, close to its high.
Who are Church & Dwight's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Procter & Gamble, L'Oréal, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Church & Dwight's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



