Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Church & Dwight raises sales outlook after strong Q3 organic growth

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: resilient volume, innovation, international expansion and productivity gains are supporting growth, while inflation, promotions, logistics costs and execution remain important offsets.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive $25.44B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.92 Consensus $0.90
EPS surprise +2.2% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.60B Consensus $1.58B
Revenue surprise +1.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.2% Event window
SPY move -1.8% Same window
Abnormal move +2.9% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the company again reported organic growth above its outlook and raised full-year sales guidance while tightening adjusted EPS guidance. The Q3 analysis also highlighted a $15 million tariff-refund benefit booked in the quarter, with $5 million expected in Q4, and fixed-cost leverage following a $400 million divestiture.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year sales guidance and tightened its adjusted EPS outlook for 2026.

Key takeaways

  • Organic sales grew 5.1% year over year, ahead of the 3% outlook, driven by volume and innovation.
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.92 exceeded the $0.89 expectation, with margin expansion and cost control highlighted.
  • International organic sales grew 7.8%, while management cited share gains across key ARM & HAMMER and THERABREATH categories.
  • Management emphasized 2027 productivity, fixed-cost leverage, innovation, distribution expansion and international rollouts.

Management priorities

  • Expand ARM & HAMMER, THERABREATH, WATERPIK and HERO through innovation and distribution.
  • Scale THERABREATH internationally, including Japan, and broaden TOUCHLAND distribution.
  • Pursue strategic acquisitions focused on leading brands and margin-accretive opportunities.
  • Continue productivity programs and investments in AI, e-commerce and revenue-growth-management tools.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CHD EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $0.84 Q2 '24 actual $0.93, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.68 Q3 '24 actual $0.79, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.86 Q2 '25 actual $0.94, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.74 Q3 '25 actual $0.81, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.84 Q4 '25 actual $0.86, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.93 Q1 '26 actual $0.95, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.90 Q2 '26 actual $0.89, match Q3 '26 estimate $0.90 Q3 '26 actual $0.92, beat Q4 '26 estimate $0.98 Q1 '27 estimate $1.00
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy34 ratings
Bullish1853.0%
Neutral1544.1%
Bearish12.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$107.23Current
$78Low
$104.2Average
$120High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 28, 2026
Barclays Underweight UnderweightMaintainOct 16, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 5, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 3, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainAug 3, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 3, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 3, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 16, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainMay 4, 2026
Rothschild & Co Neutral SellUpgradeFeb 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainFeb 2, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainFeb 2, 2026
Raymond James Outperform Market PerformUpgradeJan 5, 2026
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainDec 10, 2025
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainDec 4, 2025
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 8, 2025
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainJun 6, 2025
Stifel Hold HoldMaintainFeb 3, 2025
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 3, 2025
HSBC Hold HoldMaintainMay 3, 2024
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainMar 4, 2024
Atlantic Equities Neutral UnderweightUpgradeFeb 6, 2023
Credit Suisse Outperform NeutralUpgradeJan 17, 2023
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainMay 15, 2020
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainDec 19, 2019
Stifel Nicolaus Hold HoldMaintainAug 1, 2019
Macquarie Outperform OutperformMaintainMar 29, 2019
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainNov 2, 2018
Societe Generale Hold BuyDowngradeAug 7, 2018
BTIG Research Buy BuyMaintainNov 19, 2014
KeyBanc Hold HoldMaintainDec 16, 2013
Credit Agricole Outperform UnderperformUpgradeFeb 6, 2013
Wellington Shields Buy HoldUpgradeAug 24, 2012
Gabelli & Co. Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 8, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $107.23. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysLauren Lieberman$83$103.08 -22.6%Oct 16, 2026
UBSPeter Grom$106$104.29 -1.1%Oct 15, 2026
RBC CapitalNik Modi$115$100.51 +7.2%Aug 3, 2026
Cowen & Co.Robert Moskow$97$100.49 -9.5%Aug 3, 2026
Morgan StanleyDwight to$112$101.27 +4.4%Aug 3, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$107$101.3 -0.2%Aug 3, 2026
JefferiesKaumil Gajrawala$115$98.81 +7.2%Aug 3, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$111$95.63 +3.5%May 29, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$100$93.5 -6.7%May 4, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$114$93.68 +6.3%May 4, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$109$93.61 +1.7%May 4, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$105$93.99 -2.1%May 4, 2026
RBC CapitalDwight to$112$96.16 +4.4%Apr 9, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$110$101.45 +2.6%Feb 17, 2026
Redburn PartnersEdward Lewis$91$100 -15.1%Feb 13, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$105$97.66 -2.1%Feb 2, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$105$96.25 -2.1%Feb 2, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$92$89.1 -14.2%Jan 14, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$92$82.69 -14.2%Jan 5, 2026
Raymond JamesOlivia Tong$100$82.64 -6.7%Jan 5, 2026
JefferiesKaumil Gajrawala$102$84.55 -4.9%Dec 16, 2025
Deutsche BankSteve Powers$100$82.63 -6.7%Dec 10, 2025
Argus ResearchAnalyst unavailable$102$84.18 -4.9%Dec 4, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$82$86.28 -23.5%Nov 4, 2025
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$100$88.08 -6.7%Oct 21, 2025
Redburn PartnersEdward Lewis$83$98.05 -22.6%Jul 14, 2025
Truist FinancialBill Chappell$110$99.16 +2.6%Jun 6, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$97$108.39 -9.5%Mar 27, 2025
JefferiesKaumil Gajrawala$108$102.96 +0.7%Nov 4, 2024
Piper SandlerKorinne Wolfmeyer$120$103.52 +11.9%Sep 23, 2024
Evercore ISIJavier Escalante$101$100.08 -5.8%Aug 5, 2024
BMO CapitalPhillip Jungwirth$115$53.51 +7.2%Jun 3, 2024
CFRAAna Garcia$114$105.82 +6.3%May 3, 2024
HSBCAlejandro Zamacona$110$105.88 +2.6%May 3, 2024
OppenheimerRupesh Parikh$120$105.95 +11.9%Apr 23, 2024
Argus ResearchTaylor Conrad$115$100.4 +7.2%Feb 23, 2024
BarclaysLauren Lieberman$76$91.96 -29.1%Nov 3, 2023
Morgan StanleyDara Mohsenian$114$91.48 +6.3%Oct 23, 2023
Truist FinancialBill Chappell$105$94.44 -2.1%Aug 28, 2023
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$91$83.29 -15.1%Feb 6, 2023
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$92$82.9 -14.2%Feb 6, 2023
J.P. MorganAnalyst unavailable$81$81.55 -24.5%Jan 13, 2023
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$90$80.96 -16.1%Jan 3, 2023
Argus ResearchJohn Stasak$78$72.59 -27.3%Nov 7, 2022
Deutsche BankSteve Powers$85$73.35 -20.7%Oct 5, 2022
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$98$77.74 -8.6%Sep 14, 2022
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$90$80.66 -16.1%Sep 7, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$73$80.23 -31.9%Sep 7, 2022
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$93$86.87 -13.3%Aug 3, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$76$88.6 -29.1%Aug 2, 2022
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$100$88.29 -6.7%Aug 1, 2022
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$93$89.6 -13.3%Aug 1, 2022
UBSAnalyst unavailable$98$87.94 -8.6%Aug 1, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$82$87.86 -23.5%Aug 1, 2022
J.P. MorganAnalyst unavailable$86$92.54 -19.8%Jul 21, 2022
Wells FargoChris Carey$95$85.91 -11.4%Jun 21, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$77$88.75 -28.2%May 23, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$81$97.56 -24.5%May 2, 2022
BarclaysLauren Lieberman$86$103.01 -19.8%Jan 13, 2022
Wells FargoChristopher Carey$100$102.26 -6.7%Jan 5, 2022
OppenheimerRupesh Parikh$110$98.57 +2.6%Dec 20, 2021
UBSPeter Grom$89$87.16 -17.0%Nov 1, 2021
Morgan StanleyDara Mohsenian$80$86.35 -25.4%Apr 19, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Church & 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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