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Church & Dwight Co Inc CHD

Church & Dwight Co Inc scores average on business quality (6.0 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$98.11Oct 10, 2026
Business qualityAverage
Next earningsOct 30, 2026, before the open
Insiders, 90 daysSelling

Why it matters

  1. What Church & Dwight Co Inc does

    Church & Dwight manufactures household and personal care products, generating revenue from everyday essentials like baking soda, laundry detergent, and condoms sold to retail consumers. The business relies on brand dominance in niche categories to secure shelf space in major supermarkets and big-box stores.

  2. What it does best

    Church & Dwight dominates niche consumer categories through iconic brands like Arm & Hammer, achieving a gross margin of 45.7% that outpaces peers like Kimberly-Clark at 37.6%. This edge stems from entrenched household loyalty and specialized manufacturing scale that keeps private-label alternatives at bay.

  3. The main risk

    Revenue growth sits at a sluggish 1.6% and ranks in the bottom half of its sector at the 36th percentile, leaving the company vulnerable to market share erosion if promotional spending by larger rivals like Procter & Gamble intensifies.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityFair

Operating margins sit at 17.7% alongside a free cash flow margin in the 82nd sector percentile, proving this business generates steady cash as it scales.

MoatStrong

Brand equity anchors a solid moat that locks in everyday consumers, backed by an operating margin ranking in the 81st sector percentile.

GrowthSlow

Revenue growth crawls at 1.6% annually, dragging behind historical output and signaling a sluggish top-line engine that struggles to accelerate.

Financial healthStrong

Total debt of $2.2B is easily managed with an interest coverage ratio of 11.4x, while free cash flow climbs to $1.1B, showing a solidifying balance sheet.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

4 sold $5.5M outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on CHD

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is CHD a good business?

Church & Dwight Co Inc scores average on the Cluenex quality check (6.0 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat strong, growth slow and financial health strong.

Are insiders buying CHD?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 4 sold $5.5M outside pre-planned sales.

When does CHD report earnings?

Oct 30, 2026, before the open.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/chd/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.