Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD)

FairStock Score: 41/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for a durable consumer franchise, a balance sheet that does not depend on optimism, and a price that leaves room for error. Church & Dwight owns recognizable household brands such as ARM & HAMMER and OXICLEAN, and its low beta of 0.47 fits the defensive personal-products category. The financial health is respectable: return on equity was 17.04%, ROCE 7.87%, debt-to-equity 0.56, Altman Z-score 4.49, and trailing free cash flow was $1.1B, a 4.3% FCF yield. Still, the filed record is not compounding quickly. In fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $6.2B and net income $736.8M; fiscal 2024 had revenue $6.1B and net income $585.3M, but fiscal 2023 net income was higher at $755.6M, so the multiyear profit trend is uneven. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $1.5B, net income $202.8M, and diluted EPS $0.85; fiscal Q1 2026 had net income $216.3M and EPS $0.91. FairStock’s calculated revenue growth of 0.15% and profit growth of -1.73%, plus its SLOW GROWER — Shrinking category, point to limited momentum. At the $105.38 close on 2026-10-26, the stock carries a calculated P/E of 33.78, P/B of 5.75, EV/EBITDA of 20.62, and a Graham Number of $35.22—a -198.67% margin of safety. That is not a Graham bargain. Quality is decent, but price and growth do not offer the cushion I require.

In plain English: Church & Dwight makes everyday cleaning and personal-care products under brands like ARM & HAMMER and OXICLEAN. The business looks financially solid, with good returns and modest debt, but sales and profits have been close to flat. At the recent price, the shares look expensive compared with the company's earnings and asset value.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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