Church & Dwight (CHD) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.602 billion, up 1.0% from a year earlier, while net income rose to $212.2 million from $182.2 million. Reported basic and diluted earnings per share were both $0.89, compared with $0.75 in the prior-year quarter.
The company raised its full-year 2026 reported sales outlook to approximately 0.5% growth and expects organic sales growth of approximately 5%. It continues to project reported EPS growth of approximately 20% for the year.
- Third-quarter organic sales grew 5.1%, including 4.4% growth in Consumer Domestic, 7.8% in Consumer International, and 5.0% in Specialty Products.
- Gross margin increased 170 basis points to 46.8%.
- Cash from operations was $841.2 million for the first nine months of 2026.
- The board authorized a new share-repurchase program of up to $1 billion with no expiration date.
- CHD expects fourth-quarter reported sales to decline approximately 0.5% and organic sales to grow approximately 4.0%.
$CHD Insider Trading Activity
$CHD insiders have traded $CHD stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CHD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CARLOS G. LINARES (EVP Chief Tech&Global New Prod) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 40,750 shares for an estimated $4,148,942.
- ARTHUR B WINKLEBLACK sold 13,200 shares for an estimated $1,357,309
- RAVICHANDRA KRISHNAMURTY SALIGRAM sold 12,960 shares for an estimated $1,270,080
- BRIAN D BUCHERT (EVP of Strategy, M&A, and BP) sold 10,160 shares for an estimated $997,153
- ROBERT K SHEARER sold 8,600 shares for an estimated $842,542
- PENRY W PRICE sold 5,960 shares for an estimated $565,345
- RENE HEMSEY (EVP, Chief HR Officer) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $511,275
- BRADLEY C IRWIN sold 4,300 shares for an estimated $441,575
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$CHD Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 430 institutional investors add shares of $CHD stock to their portfolio, and 526 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 9,140,532 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $885,534,740
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,589,004 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $153,942,707
- NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC added 1,303,482 shares (+70.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $126,281,336
- HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP added 1,135,008 shares (+120.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $109,959,575
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 913,816 shares (+146.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $88,530,494
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 800,017 shares (-16.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $77,505,646
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 799,076 shares (+33.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $77,414,482
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