Household products company Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.4% year on year to $1.47 billion. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $1.50 billion underwhelmed, coming in 4% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.91 per share was 1.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Church & Dwight (CHD) Q1 CY2025 Highlights:
Rick Dierker, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In an environment of slowing consumption, our brands are performing well. We continue to drive both dollar and volume share gains across most of our brands. Our balanced portfolio of value and premium products keep us well positioned to navigate this environment.
Company Overview
Best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda, Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) is a household and personal care products company with a vast portfolio that spans laundry detergent to toothbrushes to hair removal creams.
Sales Growth
Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one grows for years.
With $6.07 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, Church & Dwight carries some recognizable products but is a mid-sized consumer staples company. Its size could bring disadvantages compared to larger competitors benefiting from better brand awareness and economies of scale.
As you can see below, Church & Dwight’s sales grew at a tepid 5% compounded annual growth rate over the last three years, but to its credit, consumers bought more of its products.
This quarter, Church & Dwight missed Wall Street’s estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 2.4% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $1.47 billion of revenue. Company management is currently guiding for a 1% year-on-year decline in sales next quarter.
Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 4.4% over the next 12 months, similar to its three-year rate. This projection doesn't excite us and suggests its newer products will not catalyze better top-line performance yet.
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Organic Revenue Growth
When analyzing revenue growth, we care most about organic revenue growth. This metric captures a business’s performance excluding one-time events such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as foreign currency fluctuations.
The demand for Church & Dwight’s products has generally risen over the last two years but lagged behind the broader sector. On average, the company’s organic sales have grown by 4.1% year on year.
In the latest quarter, Church & Dwight’s organic sales fell by 1.2% year on year. This decline was a reversal from its historical levels. We’ll keep a close eye on the company to see if this turns into a longer-term trend.
Key Takeaways from Church & Dwight’s Q1 Results
We struggled to find many positives in these results. Its organic revenue missed and its revenue fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. Overall, this was a weaker quarter. The stock traded down 5.1% to $94.10 immediately after reporting.
Church & Dwight may have had a tough quarter, but does that actually create an opportunity to invest right now? What happened in the latest quarter matters, but not as much as longer-term business quality and valuation, when deciding whether to invest in this stock. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it’s free .