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Investors looking for stocks in the Consumer Products - Staples sector might want to consider either Ahold NV (ADRNY) or Church & Dwight (CHD). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
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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
Church & Dwight NYSE: CHD reported second-quarter results that exceeded its prior outlook, driven by broad-based volume growth, market-share gains and contributions from innovation. The company raised its full-year sales, earnings and cash-flow outlook despite what management described as a dynamic operating environment marked by inflation, tariffs and transportation costs.
Church & Dwight's Q2 sales beat as organic growth reaches 5.8%, prompting higher 2026 sales, earnings and cash flow forecasts.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Church & Dwight (CHD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Church & Dwight (CHD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.89 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.94 per share a year ago.
The consumer goods company behind brands including Arm & Hammer and Trojan said it now expects sales to be flat to up 1% for the full year, instead of down 0.5% to 1.5%.
Church & Dwight's upcoming results are likely to reflect portfolio changes and rising costs, partly offset by organic growth and brand momentum.