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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Church & Dwight (CHD)

Church & Dwight Q4 sales up 3.9%, adjusted EPS up 11.7%; reported EPS down on VMS charge

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Church & Dwight reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $1,644.2 million, up 3.9%, and adjusted EPS of $0.86, up 11.7%, while reported EPS fell to $0.60 after a $45.6 million after-tax charge tied to its VMS exit. For 2026, the company expects organic sales growth of 3% to 4% and adjusted EPS growth of 5% to 8%, while reported sales are expected to decline 0.5% to 1.5% because of 2025 business exits.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 organic sales rose 0.7%, below the company's outlook of approximately 1.5%.
  • Full-year 2025 net sales were $6,203.2 million, up 1.6%, and reported diluted EPS was $3.02 versus $2.37 in 2024.
  • The quarterly dividend rises 4.2% to $0.3075 per share, payable March 2, 2026.
  • The company expects Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.92 per share and repurchased $900 million of shares in 2025.

The filing

CompanyChurch & Dwight (CHD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 30, 2026, 7:07 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-030474

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 30, 2026.

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