# Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) — Stock CV

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is a $23.3B consumer staples company. Revenue grew 2.7% over the last year, it keeps 12¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.6 years of free cash flow. It trades at 31.2× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> Church & Dwight is the leading global producer of baking soda. Its portfolio extends beyond its legacy category to include laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: CHD
- **Sector**: Consumer Defensive
- **Industry**: Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
- **Headquarters**: EWING, NJ
- **Employees**: 5 550
- **Website**: https://www.churchdwight.com
- **Market cap**: $23.3B
- **Last price**: $98.11
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $6.23B
- **Net income**: $745M
- **Free cash flow**: $1.12B
- **Net debt**: $1.80B
- **P/E**: 31.2
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 2.7%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 56 |
| Growth | 26 |
| Profitability | 72 |
| Health | 49 |
| Quality | 84 |
| Moat | 83 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 10 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +2.7% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $745M TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +21.5% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $1.12B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~1.6y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $23.3B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -3.1% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 37/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 1.24%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 31.2

## Experience (career milestones)

- **Jul 16, 2025** — Church & Dwight completed its acquisition of Touchland, the developer of Touchland hand-sanitizer…
- **Oct 13, 2022** — Church & Dwight acquired Hero Cosmetics, the developer of the Hero brand and its Mighty Patch…
- **FY2021** — Best year on record: $828M net income
- **Dec 1, 2020** — Church & Dwight acquired Matrixx Initiatives, the owner of the Zicam cold-remedy brand, for…
- **Aug 7, 2017** — Church & Dwight acquired Water Pik on August 7, 2017, for approximately $1.02 billion
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $3.49B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak
- **Oct 1, 2012** — Church & Dwight acquired Avid Health, the owner of the VitaFusion and L'il Critters…
- **Aug 7, 2006** — Church & Dwight acquired substantially all the assets of Orange Glo International for…
- **Oct 31, 2005** — The company acquired the Spinbrush battery-operated toothbrush business from Procter & Gamble on October 31, 2005
- **Oct 20, 2003** — Church & Dwight purchased the United States and Canadian rights to Unilever's Aim, Pepsodent,…
- **May 25, 2001** — Church & Dwight acquired USA Detergents, adding the Xtra laundry-detergent and Nice 'n Fluffy…
- **1970** — The company introduced Arm & Hammer Powder Laundry Detergent

## Strengths

- High gross margin (45.6%)
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 17.9% of revenue
- Interest covered 16.0× by operating earnings
- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

## Watch-outs

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $5.19B | $828M | $875M |
| FY2022 | $5.38B | $414M | $706M |
| FY2023 | $5.87B | $756M | $807M |
| FY2024 | $6.11B | $585M | $976M |
| FY2025 | $6.20B | $737M | $1.09B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/CHD — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.