---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-051562"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHD"
cik: "0000313927"
company_name: "CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T01:01:08.280450+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Church & Dwight Q1 beats; raises full-year EPS & gross margin outlook

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $1,503M (+5.1% YoY); organic sales +5.2%, driven by volume +3.7%.
- Reported EPS $0.93 (+13.4%); Adjusted EPS $0.96, above outlook of $0.85.
- Gross margin expanded 220 bps to 45.7%; full-year margin expansion raised to +75 bps.
- Full-year adjusted EPS growth raised to 8-9% (from 7-9%); cash from ops ~$1.05B.
- Agreed to acquire Japan distributor Graphico for ~$35M, expected to close later in 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-051562
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHD
- cik: 0000313927
- company_name: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000095017024051562/0000950170-24-051562-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000095017024051562/chd-20240502.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ reported the quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $1,503.3 million, EPS $0.93. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $1,503.3 million
  - EPS: $0.93
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: (NYSE: CHD) today announced the Company exceeded its outlook with stronger than expected sales growth and gross margin expansion. In the first quarter, net sales grew 5.1% to $1,503.3 million, gross margin expanded by 220 basis points, and reported EPS grew 13.4%. The Company continues to drive strong consumer demand across its portfolio. Organic sales grew 5.2%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000095017024051562/0000950170-24-051562-index.htm

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