Church & Dwight Company (CHD) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.92
- Estimate
- $0.90
- Surprise
- +2.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.60B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.1 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Church & Dwight Company (CHD) beat the $0.90 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.92 — a modest 2.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.1/10) to Hold at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CHD Hold at 5.2/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.2% surprise compares with a +1.6% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (82.0%)
- Concentration risk — Product: seven power brands (70.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $107.23
- Stop
- $102.39
The stock trades at 32.9× trailing but 26.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-31 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CHD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $25.44B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 32.9
- 52-week range
- $81.49–$111.23
- Off 52-week high
- 3.6%
- RSI (14)
- 70
- Volume vs avg
- 1.79×
- Score today
- 5.2/10