Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.31 on March 2nd

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

Church & Dwight has raised its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased 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. Research 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 Stock Up 4.7%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $96.30 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.12 billion, a PE ratio of 30.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 0.46. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.89.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share 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.