# Church & Dwight Company Inc. (CHD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $98.55, market value $23.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.6×** (5-yr avg 35.3×, 3-yr avg 33.7×). Church & Dwight Company Inc. trades at 31.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 35.3×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 24.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.89**. A PEG of 0.89 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.8×.
- **Price / book: 5.4×**. The shares trade at 5.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.8×**. Enterprise value is 18.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.7%** (5-yr avg 4.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.0%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 45.6%**. Church & Dwight Company Inc. keeps 45.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.5%**. 17.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.9%**. 11.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.4%**. 18.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.8%.
- **Return on assets: 8.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.6%** (3-yr 4.9%/yr, 5-yr 4.8%/yr). Revenue grew 1.6% over the last year, against 4.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 27.4%** (3-yr 21.6%/yr, 5-yr -0.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 27.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 15.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 15.7% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.55**. Debt is 0.55 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.3×**. It would take 1.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.58**. A Z-score of 4.58 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.25%** ($1.21 per share, trailing). Church & Dwight Company Inc. yields 1.25%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 39%** (26% of free cash flow). 39% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.2%/yr** (1-yr 3.9%). The dividend has grown 4.2% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover Church & Dwight Company Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $105.37 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 4.5%** (YTD 18.3%, 3-mo 1.9%). The shares are up 4.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.1%** (21.2% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.07** (volatility 23%). Beta of -0.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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