Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Raises Dividend to $0.31 Per Share

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.3075 per share on Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a 4.2% increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.

Church & Dwight has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 29 years. Church & Dwight has a dividend payout ratio of 31.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Church & Dwight to earn $3.99 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.18 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 29.6%.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock traded up $4.34 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $96.30. 4,954,954 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,864,577. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $86.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.94. The company has a market capitalization of $23.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.28, a P/E/G ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.