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Church & Dwight (CHD) guidance and outlook
Church & Dwight (CHD) raised some and lowered other parts of its guidance on Oct 30, 2026: Revenue +1% for FY2026; Gross margin 46.8% for FY2026; Gross margin +170 bps for FY2026; Gross margin +100 bps for FY2026. Church & Dwight's 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026 makes 4 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | FY2026 | +1% | raised |
| Revenue | FY2026 | +5% | raised |
| Gross margin | FY2026 | 46.8% | raised |
| Gross margin | FY2026 | +170 bps | new |
| Gross margin | FY2026 | +100 bps | lowered |
| EPS | FY2026 | +20% | lowered |
| EPS | FY2026 | +7% | reaffirmed |
| Revenue | FY2025 | +1% | reaffirmed |
| EPS | Q3 2026 | $0.92 | new |
| EPS | Q3 2026 | +13.6% | new |
| Revenue | FY2026 | $1.2B | new |
| Tax rate | Q3 2026 | 21.5% | lowered |
From the earnings release filed Oct 30, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026
- We believe our existing tariff cost exposure will be mitigated through the above-mentioned actions, future additional supply chain efforts and surgical pricing .
- The Company intends to invest refund proceeds in consumer-facing activities and to offset inflationary pressures.
- We paid $300.0 cash at closing and deferred payment of $25.0 of the purchase price with $10.0 paid in the third quarter of 2026, and an additional $5.0 expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2026 related to required post-closing activities of the seller.
- We do not anticipate that current economic conditions will adversely affect our ability to comply with the financial covenant in the Credit Agreement because we currently are, and anticipate that we will continue to be, in compliance with the maximum leverage ratio requirement under the Credit Agreement.
Church & Dwight's latest quarter
Church & Dwight, Q3 2026: revenue $1.6B (+1% year over year), operating margin 18.2%, net earnings $212M, operating cash flow $380M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Church & Dwight raise or lower its guidance?
Church & Dwight (CHD) raised some and lowered other parts of its guidance on Oct 30, 2026: Revenue +1% for FY2026; Gross margin 46.8% for FY2026; Gross margin +170 bps for FY2026; Gross margin +100 bps for FY2026.
What does Church & Dwight expect?
We believe our existing tariff cost exposure will be mitigated through the above-mentioned actions, future additional supply chain efforts and surgical pricing . The Company intends to invest refund proceeds in consumer-facing activities and to offset inflationary pressures. We paid $300.0 cash at closing and deferred payment of $25.0 of the purchase price with $10.0 paid in the third quarter of 2026, and an additional $5.0 expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2026 related to required post-closing activities of the seller.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.