---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-199066"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHD"
cik: "0000313927"
company_name: "CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:25:14.610287+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Church & Dwight Q1 organic sales +5.0%, adjusted EPS $0.95, beats outlook; FY26 guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $1,469.3M (+0.2% reported, +5.0% organic); adjusted EPS $0.95 vs guidance of $0.92.
- Adjusted gross margin 46.4% (+130 bps); volume growth 5.3% drove organic sales.
- Domestic organic +5.4%, Int'l +3.7%, SPD +3.1%; global e-commerce now 24% of sales.
- FY26 outlook reiterated: organic sales +3-4%, adjusted EPS +5-8% growth, cash from ops ~$1.15B.
- Q2 guidance: organic sales ~3%, adjusted EPS $0.88; expects H2-weighted EPS growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-199066
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHD
- cik: 0000313927
- company_name: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312526199066/0001193125-26-199066-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312526199066/chd-20260501.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ reported quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,469.3 million, EPS Reported EPS $0.91, Adjusted EPS $0.95. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,469.3 million
  - EPS: Reported EPS $0.91, Adjusted EPS $0.95
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: earnings growth and continued market share gains across its global portfolio. Reflecting our 2025 strategic portfolio actions, first quarter 2026 net sales increased 0.2% to $1,469.3 million, exceeding the Company’s first quarter outlook of a 1% decline. Organic sales grew 5.0% versus our 3% outlook with growth across all three divisions and was driven by volume
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312526199066/0001193125-26-199066-index.htm

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