Some dividend stocks fold the moment a recession hits, but four consumer staples names kept raising their payouts straight through a housing collapse and a global lockdown without missing a beat.
Church & Dwight is rated Buy, supported by robust volume-led organic growth, market share gains, and consistent guidance outperformance. CHD's strategy of acquiring and scaling underpenetrated, high-margin brands like TheraBreath and Hero underpins a multi-year growth runway. Gross margin expansion and operating leverage are expected to accelerate as comps ease, with margin improvement likely in H2 and into 2027.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
| Name | Quantity | Cost | Value | Profit ($) | Gain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI David Izzi Brown, LISLE/CUMMINGS Inc. | 5,925 | $614,304 | $585,449.25 | -$28,854.75 | -4.7% |
| LC Lisa Candera CIGNA INVESTMENTS Inc. /NEW | 2,189 | $175,357.91 | $216,295.09 | $40,937.18 | 23.34% |
Curtis Ellergodt Rothschild Investment LLC | 955 | $87,428.79 | $95,509.55 | $8,080.76 | 9.24% |
| BZ Brandon Zatopek Commonwealth Equity Services LLC | 53,396 | $5.17M | $5.51M | $339,572.04 | 6.56% |
| WH William Herlihy RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Corp. /CT/ /ADV | 4,261 | $419,109.9 | $431,639.3 | $12,529.4 | 2.99% |
| Name | Quantity | Cost | Value | Profit ($) | Gain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lauren Lieberman Barclays | -18.43 | $1,770.86 | $1,841.87 | -$71.01 | -4.01% |
Chris Carey Wells Fargo | 256.37 | $24,924.95 | $26,293.36 | $1,368.41 | 5.49% |
| Household Products Industry | Consumer Staples Sector | Richard A. Dierker CEO | NYSE Exchange | 171340102 CUSIP |
| US Country | 5,550 Employees | 14 Aug 2026 Last Dividend | 2 Sep 2016 Last Split | - IPO Date |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., founded in 1846 and headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, has established itself as a prominent force in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide array of household, personal care, and specialty products. The company's operations are segmented into three broad categories: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division, catering to a diverse clientele through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and other discount stores, pet and other specialty stores, and an assortment of online and e-commerce channels. Additionally, it serves industrial customers and livestock producers via distributors, showcasing its versatile market presence.