Church & Dwight stock rises on raised 2026 guidance

Published on 09/17/2026 at 11:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Church & Dwight stock traded at USD 95.42 on September 17, 2026, with a 22.634 billion market cap. Q2 FY26 revenue was USD 1.53 billion and EPS was USD 0.89.

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Church & Dwight stock (ISIN US1713401024) traded at USD 95.42 on September 17, 2026, up 0.96 percent on the day, with a market value of USD 22.634 billion. The move comes as the company reported Q2 FY26 revenue of USD 1.53 billion and EPS of USD 0.89, while guidance for net sales, adjusted EPS and gross margin was lifted after the quarter, according to Simply Wall St.

Q2 numbers set the tone

For the second quarter of 2026, Church & Dwight reported revenue of USD 1.53 billion and earnings of USD 202.8 million, with a profit margin of 13.25 percent. The same report set the latest earnings-per-share estimate at USD 0.899 versus an actual USD 0.89, a miss of 0.009 dollar, which keeps execution in sharp focus for investors.

That quarter also put the company back on the radar after a voluntary Class II recall of 318,600 cartons of Zicam Cold Remedy medicated nasal swabs in the US, a quality issue that remains the clearest operational counterweight to the raised outlook, according to Simply Wall St.

Price sits below the peak

Church & Dwight stock changed hands between USD 94.26 and USD 95.72 on September 17, 2026, after opening at USD 94.76 and closing the previous session at USD 94.51. The 52-week range runs from USD 81.33 to USD 106.04, so the shares were still trading USD 10.62 below the high and USD 14.09 above the low.

That keeps the chart constructive but not stretched. YTD performance stood at 14.82 percent on September 16, 2026, and the stock was trading at 30.57 times trailing earnings, with a forward dividend yield of 1.30 percent.

Valuation stays in view

The latest analyst snapshot on Yahoo Finance shows Jefferies with a Buy rating and an average price target of USD 105.37, while UBS maintained Neutral and raised its target from USD 104 to USD 107 on August 3, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The same snapshot also lists a market cap of USD 22.634 billion and average volume of 1.901 million shares.

For investors, the key split is simple: raised 2026 guidance on one side, a product recall and a 30.57 times trailing P/E on the other. The stock is still within USD 10.62 of its 52-week high, but the next leg will likely depend on whether margin expansion keeps pace with the updated sales outlook.