Church & Dwight Q2 sales dip 0.3%, reported EPS falls to $0.78; adjusted EPS beats
Church & Dwight reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $1,506.3 million, down 0.3% from a year earlier, and reported EPS of $0.78 versus $0.99 diluted a year ago. Adjusted EPS of $0.94 exceeded the company's $0.85 outlook, and the company kept its full-year adjusted EPS growth outlook of 0 to 2%, but its Q3 adjusted EPS outlook of $0.72 is down 9% from last year.
Key points
- Net sales $1,506.3 million, down 0.3%; organic sales up 0.1%, the high end of the company's quarterly outlook
- Reported EPS $0.78 versus $0.99 diluted a year earlier; adjusted EPS $0.94 versus the $0.85 outlook
- About $51 million of pre-tax charges tied to exiting the Flawless, Spinbrush and Waterpik showerhead businesses, excluded from adjusted earnings
- Full-year 2025 adjusted EPS growth outlook of 0 to 2% maintained; Touchland acquisition closed in July
The filing
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