Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
Church & Dwight raises EPS outlook as brands gain share
The quarter supports a constructive operating thesis: Church & Dwight is pairing resilient core-brand demand and share gains with TOUCHLAND momentum and a higher EPS outlook. The main tests are whether promotional pressure, discontinued lines, the vitamin review, and macro costs limit the durability of that progress.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management moved from maintained to raised guidance. Q3 added stronger organic growth, a higher full-year EPS outlook, better-than-expected TOUCHLAND performance, and a first growth period in eight quarters for ARM & HAMMER value-tier laundry.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $3.49 and plans marketing spend above 11% of sales.
Key takeaways
- Q3 organic sales grew 3.4% and adjusted EPS beat the outlook by $0.09.
- TOUCHLAND exceeded expectations with double-digit consumption growth and expanding market share.
- ARM & HAMMER value-tier laundry detergent grew for the first time in eight quarters.
- Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $3.49 and plans marketing spend above 11% of sales.
- The company cited continued innovation, additional M&A activity, and a January Investor Day as next steps.
Management priorities
- Build momentum from the TOUCHLAND acquisition.
- Invest in marketing above 11% of sales and continue core-brand innovation.
- Launch THERABREATH toothpaste, TROJAN G.O.A.T., and additional laundry innovations.
- Continue M&A focused on personal-care and problem-solution brands.
- Use the January Investor Day to detail further growth initiatives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 6, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 21, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 3, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 17, 2023 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 29, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Societe Generale | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2018 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 19, 2014 |
| KeyBanc | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Credit Agricole | Outperform | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Wellington Shields | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 8, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $95.66. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $115 | $100.51 | +20.2% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Cowen & Co. | Robert Moskow | $97 | $100.49 | +1.4% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dwight to | $112 | $101.27 | +17.1% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $101.3 | +11.9% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $115 | $98.81 | +20.2% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $95.63 | +16.0% | May 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $93.5 | +4.5% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $114 | $93.68 | +19.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $93.61 | +13.9% | May 4, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $93.99 | +9.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Dwight to | $112 | $96.16 | +17.1% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $101.45 | +15.0% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Edward Lewis | $91 | $100 | -4.9% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $97.66 | +9.8% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $96.25 | +9.8% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $89.1 | -3.8% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $82.69 | -3.8% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Olivia Tong | $100 | $82.64 | +4.5% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $102 | $84.55 | +6.6% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $100 | $82.63 | +4.5% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $84.18 | +6.6% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $86.28 | -14.3% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $88.08 | +4.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Edward Lewis | $83 | $98.05 | -13.2% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Bill Chappell | $110 | $99.16 | +15.0% | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $108.39 | +1.4% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $108 | $102.96 | +12.9% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Korinne Wolfmeyer | $120 | $103.52 | +25.4% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Andrea Teixeira | $97 | $100.08 | +1.4% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $115 | $53.51 | +20.2% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| CFRA | Ana Garcia | $114 | $105.82 | +19.2% | May 3, 2024 |
| HSBC | Alejandro Zamacona | $110 | $105.88 | +15.0% | May 3, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Rupesh Parikh | $120 | $105.95 | +25.4% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Taylor Conrad | $115 | $100.4 | +20.2% | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $110 | $91.96 | +15.0% | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $114 | $91.48 | +19.2% | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Bill Chappell | $105 | $94.44 | +9.8% | Aug 28, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $83.29 | -4.9% | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $82.9 | -3.8% | Feb 6, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $81.55 | -15.3% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $80.96 | -5.9% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Argus Research | John Stasak | $78 | $72.59 | -18.5% | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $85 | $73.35 | -11.1% | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $77.74 | +2.4% | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $80.66 | -5.9% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $80.23 | -23.7% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $86.87 | -2.8% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $88.6 | -20.6% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $88.29 | +4.5% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $89.6 | -2.8% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $87.94 | +2.4% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $87.86 | -14.3% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $92.54 | -10.1% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $95 | $85.91 | -0.7% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $88.75 | -19.5% | May 23, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $97.56 | -15.3% | May 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Lauren Lieberman | $86 | $103.01 | -10.1% | Jan 13, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Christopher Carey | $100 | $102.26 | +4.5% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Rupesh Parikh | $110 | $98.57 | +15.0% | Dec 20, 2021 |
| UBS | Peter Grom | $89 | $87.16 | -7.0% | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $80 | $86.35 | -16.4% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationChurch & Dwight Co., Inc. is a company dedicated to the creation, production, and marketing of a diverse portfolio encompassing household, personal care, and specialized industrial goods. Its operations are structured into three principal divisions: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and the Specialty Products Division. The company offers a broad array of well-known consumer brands. Under the ARM & HAMMER umbrella, it provides cat litters, carpet fresheners, laundry detergents, baking soda, and various other baking soda-based items. Sexual health products, including condoms, lubricants, and vibrators, are marketed under the TROJAN brand. OXICLEAN delivers stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives. SPINBRUSH offers both battery-operated and manual toothbrushes. Home pregnancy and ovulation test kits are available through FIRST RESPONSE. NAIR specializes in depilatories, while ORAJEL provides oral pain relief. XTRA is another prominent laundry detergent brand.…
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