Church & Dwight Q2 sales rise 1.6%, adjusted EPS $0.89; full-year sales and EPS outlook raised
Church & Dwight reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $1,530.0 million, up 1.6% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $0.85 versus $0.78. Adjusted EPS was $0.89, above the company's $0.88 outlook but down from $0.94 last year, and the company raised its full-year 2026 sales, adjusted EPS and cash from operations outlook. For shareholders, sales and reported earnings grew while adjusted earnings declined, and the company now expects higher full-year results.
Key points
- Net sales $1,530.0 million, up 1.6%; organic sales up 5.8%; adjusted EPS $0.89 vs. $0.94 a year earlier
- Diluted EPS $0.85 vs. $0.78; adjusted income from operations $287.2 million, down $28.7 million
- Full-year 2026 outlook: net sales flat to up 1% (prior down 1.5% to 0.5%); adjusted EPS up 6% to 8% (prior 5% to 8%)
- Cash from operations now expected at about $1.175 billion (prior $1.150 billion); MISS MOUTH'S brand acquired in June 2026
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 July 31, 2026.
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