Church & Dwight (CHD) reported $1.51 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.3%. EPS of $0.94 for the same period compares to $0.93 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 billion, representing a surprise of +1.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.59%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Church & Dwight performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales- Total Consumer Net Sales: $1.43 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $1.4 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.2%.
- Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic: $1.15 billion compared to the $1.13 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.4% year over year.
- Net sales- Consumer- Consumer International: $277.6 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $275.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
- Net sales- Specialty Products Division: $74.6 million compared to the $77.75 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3% year over year.
- Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic- Household Products: $650 million compared to the $629.71 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.5% year over year.
- Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic- Personal Care Products: $504.1 million compared to the $489.82 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.6% year over year.
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Shares of Church & Dwight have returned -4.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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