Church & Dwight (CHD) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $1.5 billion, up 0.1% on the year

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (CHD) reported revenue of $1.5 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 0.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $216 million, down 1.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.91. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

Revenue

$1.5 billion

+0.1% on the year · -10.6% on the quarter

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Operating margin

19.8%

20.1% a year earlier

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Net income

$216 million

-1.7% on the year · +50.7% on the quarter

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Diluted EPS

$0.91

+2.2% on the year · +51.7% on the quarter

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What management said

Guidance figures: 5 new, 11 kept.

Reported net sales rose 0.2%: Net sales were $1,469.3 million, against $1,467.1 million a year earlier. The 2025 strategic portfolio actions were a factor in the reported figure.
Adjusted EPS of $0.95, up 4.4%: Reported diluted EPS was $0.91 against $0.89; adjusted EPS was $0.95, up 4.4%.
Domestic organic sales up 5.4%: Consumer Domestic net sales were $1,117.7 million, down 1.1% reported, reflecting 2025 portfolio actions. Organic sales rose 5.4%.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	1,469	1,644	1,467	-10.6%	+0.1%
Cost of revenue	788	890	808	-11.5%	-2.4%
Gross profit	681	754	660	-9.6%	+3.3%
Gross margin	46.4%	45.8%	45.0%
Research and development	31.6	40.8	32.8	-22.5%	-3.7%
Selling, general and administrative	251	276	228	-8.9%	+10.2%
Operating income	291	266	295	+9.4%	-1.5%
Operating margin	19.8%	16.2%	20.1%
Interest expense	24.0	24.6	23.3	-2.4%	+3.0%
Pre-tax income	273	188	282	+44.9%	-3.4%
Income tax	56.3	44.6	62.0	+26.2%	-9.2%
Effective tax rate	20.7%	23.7%	22.0%
Net income	216	144	220	+50.7%	-1.7%
Net margin	14.7%	8.7%	15.0%
Diluted EPS	$0.91	$0.60	$0.89	+51.7%	+2.2%

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	175	363	186	-51.9%	-5.9%
Capital expenditure	31.9	55.2	16.5	-42.2%	+93.3%
Free cash flow	143	308	169	-53.6%	-15.5%
Free cash flow margin	9.7%	18.7%	11.5%
Cash from investing	-33.5	108	-16.7
Cash from financing	-44.9	-368	-61.0
Depreciation and amortisation	62.9	65.8	60.9	-4.4%	+3.3%
Share-based compensation	25.7	13.8	20.7	+86.2%	+24.2%
Dividends paid	72.9	70.8	72.4	+3.0%	+0.7%
Dividend per share	$0.31	n/a	$0.29		+6.9%
Diluted shares, weighted	238m	240m	248m	-0.6%	-4.0%
Shares outstanding at period end	237m	237m	246m	+0.1%	-3.8%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	4,186	4,002	4,551	+4.6%	-8.0%
Short-term borrowings	n/a	0.0	n/a
Debt	2,206	2,205	2,205	+0.0%	+0.0%
Operating lease liabilities	147	153	168	-3.9%	-12.4%
Other liabilities	2,468	2,552	2,032	-3.3%	+21.5%
Total liabilities and equity	9,006	8,912	8,956	+1.1%	+0.6%
Fixed assets	824	823	929	+0.1%	-11.3%
Goodwill	2,629	2,628	2,433	+0.1%	+8.1%
Intangible assets	3,477	3,512	2,860	-1.0%	+21.6%
Cash and equivalents	503	409	1,074	+23.1%	-53.2%
Receivables	577	593	598	-2.8%	-3.5%
Inventory	578	535	632	+8.2%	-8.5%
Other assets	418	413	430	+1.0%	-2.9%
Total assets	9,006	8,912	8,956	+1.1%	+0.6%

Questions

What was Church & Dwight's revenue in Q1 FY2026?

Church & Dwight (CHD) reported revenue of $1.5 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 0.1% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Church & Dwight earn in Q1 FY2026?

Net income for Q1 FY2026 was $216 million, down 1.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.91.

When did Church & Dwight report Q1 FY2026 results?

Church & Dwight filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	1,369	1,297	1,325	1,317	1,436	1,430	1,454	1,456	1,528	1,503	1,511	1,511	1,582	1,467	1,506	1,586	1,644	1,469	1,530	1,602
Cost of revenue	788	745	780	768	834	808	815	810	847	816	799	828	874	808	859	871	890	788	836	853
Gross profit	581	552	545	550	602	622	639	646	681	687	712	683	708	660	647	714	754	681	694	749
Gross margin	42%	43%	41%	42%	42%	44%	44%	44%	45%	46%	47%	45%	45%	45%	43%	45%	46%	46%	45%	47%
R&D	28.0	24.5	27.2	29.2	29.1	26.7	30.2	30.3	35.2	30.1	33.0	36.0	40.6	32.8	35.8	36.2	40.8	31.6	33.9	36.4
SG&A	204	170	181	155	611	208	213	223	246	230	223	232	243	228	228	257	276	251	252	267
Operating income	176	281	262	254	-198	292	294	256	216	305	337	-91.5	257	295	262	255	266	291	276	291
Operating margin	13%	22%	20%	19%	-14%	20%	20%	18%	14%	20%	22%	-6%	16%	20%	17%	16%	16%	20%	18%	18%
Interest expense	13.0	16.6	19.3	23.7	30.0	28.8	27.9	27.2	27.0	25.0	23.2	23.4	23.4	23.3	23.5	23.8	24.6	24.0	24.2	24.1
Pre-tax income	164	266	246	234	-224	269	269	234	195	284	320	-101	253	282	250	236	188	273	256	272
Tax rate	4%	23%	24%	20%	n/a	24%	18%	24%	21%	20%	24%	n/a	25%	22%	24%	23%	24%	21%	21%	22%
Net income	158	204	187	187	-165	203	221	178	154	228	244	-75.1	189	220	191	182	144	216	203	212
Net margin	12%	16%	14%	14%	-11%	14%	15%	12%	10%	15%	16%	-5%	12%	15%	13%	11%	9%	15%	13%	13%
Diluted EPS	$0.65	$0.83	$0.76	$0.76	-$0.67	$0.82	$0.89	$0.71	$0.62	$0.93	$0.99	-$0.31	$0.76	$0.89	$0.78	$0.75	$0.60	$0.91	$0.85	$0.89
Operating cash flow	340	153	158	224	351	273	236	286	236	263	237	364	292	186	231	436	363	175	287	380
Capital expenditure	54.7	15.6	23.2	59.3	80.7	25.0	38.2	58.3	102	46.3	30.3	48.6	54.6	16.5	22.5	28.2	55.2	31.9	29.9	29.8
Free cash flow	286	137	134	164	270	248	198	228	134	217	207	315	238	169	208	407	308	143	257	350
Buybacks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	300	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.1
Dividends paid	61.7	63.7	63.7	63.8	63.8	66.3	66.7	66.9	66.6	69.0	69.2	69.2	69.6	72.4	72.6	71.4	70.8	72.9	72.9	73.8
Shares outstanding	243m	243m	243m	244m	244m	244m	246m	246m	244m	245m	245m	245m	246m	246m	244m	240m	237m	237m	237m	236m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 1 May 2026: the filing.