CHD
Church & Dwight
$103.00
▼ 0.3%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
CHD at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 52/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 0.3% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$23.36B
P/E
33.29x
Forward P/E (est.)
25.59x
ROE
17.4%
Revenue Growth
2.2%
EPS Growth
30.1%
Profit Margin
11.8%
FCF Yield
2.7%
Debt / Equity
0.55x
ROIC
13.0%
Interest Coverage
11.32x
Current Ratio
1.22x
Dividend Yield
1.3%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.1%
Rating Score
52/100
Church & Dwight (CHD) is a large-cap company in the Household Products industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $23.36B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $6.20B in revenue and $736.80M in net profit.
Our model rates CHD Neutral (52/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
44.8% average over the last 3 years
±1.2 pts around 44.6% across 10 years
grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
13.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CHD's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CHD trades near $103.00, above its 50-day average ($95.94) and 200-day average ($92.12). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 54 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CHD's is $2.36 (~2.3% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month CHD found buyers near $92.57 (support) and sellers near $100.12 (resistance); its 52-week range is $81.33–$106.04. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
4.6%
Revenue moved from $3.49B in 2016 to $6.20B in 2025, a 6.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (2.2%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
44.7%
Operating Margin
17.4%
Net Margin
11.9%
ROE
17.4%
Church & Dwight keeps about 11.8% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 44.7% gross margin and 17.4% operating margin. Return on equity is 17.4% and return on invested capital about 13.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$2.21B
Net Debt
$1.70B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.58x
Debt / Equity
0.55x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.6x, and operating profit covers interest about 11.3x, with a current ratio of 1.2x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $2.21B of total debt against $503.40M of cash.
Operating CF
$1.22B
Free Cash Flow
$1.09B
FCF Margin
17.6%
In the latest year Church & Dwight produced about $1.22B of operating cash flow and $1.09B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.7% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.3%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.18
Total paid (latest FY)
$287.20M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 26% of free cash flow
39% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
33.29x
P/S
3.76x
P/B
5.27x
EV / EBITDA
—
CHD trades at 33.3x trailing earnings (about 25.6x on estimated forward earnings), 3.8x sales, and 5.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.1% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$71.59
Current price
$103.00
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.09B
Growth, years 1–5
2.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CHD sits versus its Consumer Staples sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CHD stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Staples sector (74 S&P 500 companies), CHD ranks #19 of 74 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (33.3x P/E vs. 22x median) with a lower return on equity (17.4% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (2.2% vs. 3.4%).
P/E vs sector
33.3x
median 22x
ROE vs sector
17.4%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
2.2%
median 3.4%
Sector rank
#19
of 74 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 74 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $103.00 today · expected CAGR -6% – 4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.39B | $6.58B | $6.78B | $6.98B | $7.19B |
| Net income | $766.72M | $789.72M | $813.41M | $837.81M | $862.95M |
| EPS | $3.38 | $3.48 | $3.59 | $3.69 | $3.80 |
| Share price (low) | $67.61 | $69.63 | $71.72 | $73.87 | $76.09 |
| Share price (high) | $111.55 | $114.89 | $118.34 | $121.89 | $125.55 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -34% / 8% | -18% / 6% | -11% / 5% | -8% / 4% | -6% / 4% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CHD:
- Strong return on equity (17.4%) shows capital is put to work well.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Staples, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against CHD:
- Revenue growth is slow (2.2%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 33.3x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (2.2%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Church & Dwight is a large-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 33.3x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (52/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering CHD recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CHD's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
CHD — frequently asked questions
Is CHD a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Church & Dwight Neutral (52/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CHD's rating on The Stocks School?
Church & Dwight currently scores 52/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CHD's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Church & Dwight's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CHD calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CHD analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CHD. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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