Church & Dwight stock stood 11.1 percent below its yearly high

Published on 10/04/2026 at 20:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Church & Dwight stock enters October with 18 brokerages at Hold and a USD 104.41 average target. Q2 revenue rose 1.6 percent to USD 1.53 billion, while EPS missed consensus by USD 0.01.

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Church & Dwight (ISIN US1713401024) stock was last at USD 94.31 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. ET, 11.1 percent below its 52-week high of USD 106.04. The Q2 2026 report delivered revenue of USD 1.53 billion, while earnings per share reached USD 0.89 against USD 0.90 consensus, according to MarketBeat.

Q2 revenue beat expectations

Church & Dwight reported Q2 revenue of USD 1.53 billion, up 1.6 percent from the prior-year quarter and above the USD 1.50 billion consensus estimate, according to MarketBeat. The comparison is mixed: EPS of USD 0.89 missed the USD 0.90 consensus by USD 0.01 and was below USD 0.94 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Yahoo Finance reported that Church & Dwight raised its fiscal 2026 outlook after the Q2 results, including 4 percent to 5 percent organic sales growth, 6 percent to 8 percent adjusted EPS growth and 100 to 200 basis points of adjusted gross-margin expansion.

Analyst target stays above price

The current consensus is Hold across 18 brokerages, with nine Buy ratings, eight Hold ratings and one Sell rating, according to MarketBeat. Its average 12-month price target is USD 104.41, which lies 10.7 percent above the USD 94.31 price on October 2, 2026.

The spread between the target and the stock price gives the market a clear checkpoint, but the Q2 EPS miss and the gap to the 52-week high keep the valuation discussion balanced. Church & Dwight's fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is USD 3.74 to USD 3.81, as reported by MarketBeat.

Stock remains below yearly high

Church & Dwight stock was last at USD 94.31 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. ET. The same session showed a low of USD 93.92, a high of USD 94.98 and volume of 2,169,213 shares, while market capitalization stood at USD 22.3 billion.