Highest-materiality recent filing
Church & Dwight stockholders elect all 11 director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify Deloitte
All 11 director nominees elected; Janet Vergis received lowest support (165.6M for, 27.6M against).
Church & Dwight Q1 organic sales +5.0%, adjusted EPS $0.95, beats outlook; FY26 guidance reaffirmed
Q1 net sales $1,469.3M (+0.2% reported, +5.0% organic); adjusted EPS $0.95 vs guidance of $0.92.
Church & Dwight Q4 adj. EPS $0.86 (+11.7%), beats outlook; dividend raised 4.2%
Q4 net sales $1,644.2M (+3.9%); organic sales +0.7%, missing ~1.5% outlook.
Church & Dwight sells VitaFusion and L'il Critters brands to Piping Rock
Sale includes manufacturing facilities in Vancouver and Ridgefield, WA.
Church & Dwight removes board tenure limits; retains age 75 retirement rule
On Dec 4, 2025, Board approved amendment removing limits on years of board service.
Church & Dwight Q3 beats; raises full-year EPS and cash flow outlook
Q3 net sales $1,585.6M (+5.0% YoY); organic sales +3.4% with volume +4.0%.
Church & Dwight Q2 adj EPS $0.94 beats outlook, organic sales +0.1%, closes Touchland deal
Q2 net sales $1,506.3M (-0.3% YoY); organic sales +0.1% (high end of outlook); adj EPS $0.94 vs outlook $0.85, up 1% YoY.
Church & Dwight enters new $2.0B revolving credit facility, upsized from $1.5B
New $2.0B unsecured revolving credit facility replaces prior $1.5B facility; can be increased to $2.75B.
All 12 director nominees elected; majority received over 171M votes for, with broker non-votes of ~21.8M.
Church & Dwight Q1 adj EPS $0.91 beats; cuts FY organic/EPS outlook; to exit 3 brands
Q1 net sales $1,467.1M (-2.4% y/y); organic sales -1.2% on 1.4% volume decline.
Lee McChesney (ex-CFO of MSA Safety) joins as EVP & CFO reporting to CEO, replacing Richard Dierker who becomes CEO on April 2.
Church & Dwight amends CEO succession: Dierker effective April 2, 2025
CEO transition effective date set to April 2, 2025; Richard Dierker becomes President & CEO.
Church & Dwight Q4 sales and adj. EPS beat; 2025 adj. EPS growth 7-8%; dividend up 4%
Q4 net sales $1,582M (+3.5%), organic sales +4.2% above outlook of 2-3%; adj. EPS $0.77 (+18.5%).
Church & Dwight Q3 adj. EPS $0.79 beats outlook; vitamin impairment drives reported loss
Q3 net sales $1,510.6M (+3.8%); organic sales +4.3% led by volume (+3.1%).
Church & Dwight CEO Matthew Farrell to retire; Rick Dierker named successor
Farrell will step down as President and CEO effective March 31, 2025; remains Chairman for transition.
Church & Dwight Q2 beats outlook; raises FY gross margin & cash flow guidance
Net sales $1,511.2M (+3.9%); organic sales +4.7% driven by 3.5% volume growth.
Church & Dwight EVP & CMO Barry Bruno departing for external opportunity
Barry A. Bruno, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer and President – Consumer Domestic, notified company he is leaving.
Church & Dwight elects McCormick CFO Michael R. Smith as independent director
Smith, EVP & CFO of McCormick & Company, elected to Board effective July 8, 2024.
Church & Dwight supplements subsidiary list in Form 8-K
Filed on May 17, 2024 to supplement and replace Exhibit 21 from the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 15, 2024.
Church & Dwight shareholders approve officer exculpation amendment, elect all director nominees
Stockholders approved amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to limit monetary liability of certain officers under Delaware law (171.7M for, 23.8M against).
Church & Dwight Q1 beats; raises full-year EPS & gross margin outlook
Q1 net sales $1,503M (+5.1% YoY); organic sales +5.2%, driven by volume +3.7%.
As previously announced, Richard Dierker, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Operations, will commence his role as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on April 2, 2025, succeeding Matthew T. Farrell upon Mr. Farrell’s retirement, and Mr. McChesney will succeed Mr. Dierker as CFO.
On March 14, 2025, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Lee McChesney will be elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on March 24, 2025.
succeeding Matthew T. Farrell upon Mr. Farrell’s retirement
which reported the retirement of Matthew T. Farrell as President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company
the appointment of Richard Dierker, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Operations, as President and CEO of the Company
Mr. Dierker will also join the Board as a director effective March 31, 2025.
Matthew T. Farrell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that he will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of March 31, 2025.
Richard Dierker was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company to replace Mr. Farrell, effective March 31, 2025.
On July 22, 2024, Barry A. Bruno, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and President – Consumer Domestic of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he has decided to leave the Company to pursue an external opportunity.
On July 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) elected Michael R. Smith as an independent director of the Company, effective as of that date.
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