CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ (CHD)

Church & Dwight, founded in 1846 and incorporated in Delaware in 1925, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer household and personal care products, along with specialty products for animal and food production, chemicals and cleaners. Its brands include ARM & HAMMER, OXICLEAN, BATISTE, WATERPIK, THERABREATH, HERO and TOUCHLAND, which are designated "power brands" and represent about 70% of net sales and profits. Other brands include TROJAN, FIRST RESPONSE, NAIR, ORAJEL, XTRA and ZICAM. The company sold its VITAFUSION and L'IL CRITTERS vitamin business on December 31, 2025, exited the Flawless, Spinbrush and Waterpik showerhead businesses by the end of 2025, and acquired Touchland in July 2025.

The company operates three segments. Consumer Domestic includes household products (about 54% of segment sales and 41% of consolidated net sales) and personal care products (about 46% of segment sales and 36% of consolidated net sales). Household products include laundry detergents, which are the largest consumer business, plus fabric softener sheets, cat litter and cleaning products. Personal care products include dentifrice, antiperspirants, condoms, water flossers, pregnancy tests, depilatories, oral care, dry shampoo, hair-thinning products, acne treatments and hand sanitizers. Consumer International, about 18% of net sales, markets personal care, household and over-the-counter products through subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, China and the United Kingdom, and exports to over 100 countries. The Specialty Products Division (SPD), about 5% of net sales, covers Animal Nutrition, Specialty Chemicals (sodium bicarbonate for industrial uses) and Commercial & Professional cleaning products. The company is also an equal partner with Occidental Chemical in the Armand Products joint venture, which makes potassium carbonate and bicarbonate.

Consumer products reach consumers through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and discount stores, pet and specialty stores, and e-commerce. SPD sells to industrial customers, livestock producers and agricultural customers, primarily in the U.S. and Canada, through a dedicated sales force, manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors.

The Consumer Domestic segment uses a regional U.S. sales force and independent brokers. International subsidiaries use local sales teams, and export markets rely on third-party distributors. Products are stored in company plants and third-party warehouses and shipped by independent trucking companies or picked up by customers. Competition is based on innovation, performance, brand recognition and price, with significant price pressure from retailers, particularly in laundry. Competitors include Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive, S.C. Johnson, Reckitt, Henkel, Unilever and Kenvue, as well as niche and internet-only brands. SPD competitors include Cargill, Lallemand, Solvay Chemicals, Genesis Alkali/WE Soda and Huber-Natural Soda. The business is generally not seasonal, though some products have seasonal demand patterns.