Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 19, 2026

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Q2 organic sales growth of 5.8% exceeded the company's 3% outlook, a later update cited a higher adjusted EPS outlook, and shares closed above their prior period peak.

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Idea window: 10/9/2026 – 10/16/2026Sector: Consumer Defensive

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$105.38
Market Cap
$25.00B
1D Return
+0.18%
YTD Return
+26.87%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
33.8
P/B
5.7
P/S
4.0
EV/EBITDA
21.4
Div Yield
1.16%

Fundamental Analysis

7.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Cash Flow • Improving Margins • Elevated Leverage CHD delivers strong margins and cash conversion, but elevated valuation, leverage, and intangible exposure warrant caution.

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Price Behavior

5.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Lower-price trend • Key support holding • Resistance overhead Support Level: $93.94–$94.15 Resistance Level: $95.50–$96.00 CHD is cautiously bearish after falling 2.7% over the last month from a $102.86 peak and remaining below its moving average; watch $93.94–$94.15 support versus $95.50–$96.00 resistance, with a break below support signaling downside and a move above $98.50–$99.80 improving momentum.

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Sentiment & News

Key News Insights: • Institutional Accumulation • Bullish Research • Insider Activity Church & Dwight drew strong institutional buying and bullish upside attention, though insider option-related selling warrants monitoring.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

CHD has shifted from a defensive compounder to an execution-sensitive premium story: its 4%–5% organic-growth and 100–120 bp margin-expansion targets can justify upside only if sustained, while a >30x earnings valuation leaves little room for cost pressure, Zicam-related brand risk, or weaker volumes—wait for proof of delivery and a recovery above ~$98.50.

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Description

Church & Dwight manufactures and sells household, personal care and specialty products through three reporting segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products Division. Its consumer portfolio includes established brands across baking-soda based household goods, oral and personal care, cleaning agents, sexual and reproductive health, supplements and pet products, while its specialty business supplies animal productivity and nutritional inputs such as MEGALAC, BIO-CHLOR and CELMANAX to agricultural customers. The company distributes products via supermarkets, mass merchants, drugstores, specialty retailers, e-commerce and industrial distributors; it was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Oct 9Oct 16CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
Q2 organic sales growth of 5.8% exceeded the company's 3% outlook, a later update cited a higher adjusted EPS outlook, and shares closed above their prior period peak.
Closed+6.5%
Jan 29Feb 5CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
Church & Dwight shows moderate short-term upside with strong brand momentum, 7.3% price rise recently, stable technicals, organic growth, and upcoming Q4 2025 earnings, but tempered by premium valuation and sector challenges.
Closed+9.4%
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