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Church & Dwight Co.

CHD
55
Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0R13.L
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Church & Dwight makes everyday household and personal care products that people buy at grocery stores, pharmacies, and big-box retailers like Walmart and Target. Its most famous brand is Arm & Hammer, which appears on baking soda, laundry detergent, toothpaste, and cat litter. The company also owns well-known names like OxiClean, Trojan, Vitafusion vitamins, and Waterpik, giving it a broad portfolio across cleaning, health, and personal care.

The company earns money by selling these branded consumer products directly to retailers, who then sell them to everyday shoppers. Most of its revenue comes from the United States, though it has a growing international business. Its main competitive advantage is owning trusted, recognizable brands that shoppers repeatedly buy out of habit, which gives it pricing power and stable demand. The key risk is that rising raw material costs or private-label competition from store brands could pressure its profit margins over time.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+10.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$267M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Church & Dwight Co. is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
45.4%
Healthy — 45.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
18.1%
Healthy — 18.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.5%
Strong — 16.5% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+2.7%
Nearly flat sales (+2.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+45.8%
Earnings growing fast (+45.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
169%
Turns 169% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.52
Conservative — low debt load (0.52)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.03x
Comfortably covers interest (15.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.2x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 31.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.2 → 22.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.24%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.24% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.2%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (4.2% YoY)

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