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Dividends for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Track Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)'s dividend history, current yield, payout ratio, growth streak and safety score — with per-payment records and ex-dividend dates.

Current Yield

1.24%

TTM Dividend/Share

$1.21

Payment Frequency

Quarterly

Payout Ratio

39.8%

Consecutive Growth Years

30 (Dividend Champion)

Key takeaways

  • Dividend Champion — Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.
  • Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) currently yields 1.24%, paying $1.21 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
  • Payout ratio is 39.8% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
  • 6 of 8 dividend safety checks passed.
  • 5-year dividend CAGR of 4.21% (growth is decelerating).

Dividend yield valuation for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Current dividend yield vs its own 1Y / 3Y / 5Y historical averages — a rough valuation signal.

Valuation zone
Near average — fair value
Current yield (now)
1.24%
1-year average yield
1.41%now 0.17 pp below
3-year average yield
1.21%now 0.03 pp above
5-year average yield
1.18%now 0.06 pp above

CHD: a yield above its history can signal value (or risk); below can signal a rich price. One valuation signal among many — review fundamentals before investing.

Dividend health for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

Chowder score
5.5%
FCF payout ratio
6.9%
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
Interest coverage
11.19x
ROIC (TTM)
12.2%

Dividend safety score for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.

6 of 8 checks passed

Payout ratio below 75%

Payout ratio is 39.8%, well below the 75% threshold.

Free cash flow covers dividend

TTM FCF after dividends is $779M — FCF fully covers the payout.

No dividend cuts in 10+ years

No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.

Positive earnings growth trend

Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.

10+ years of consecutive growth

30 consecutive years of dividend growth.

FCF payout ratio below 70%

FCF payout ratio is 6.9%, below the 70% threshold.

Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x

Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.4x.

Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)

Dividend growth (4.2%) exceeds EPS growth (-0.6%) — payout ratio expanding.

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.

Per-payment dividend history

166 payments from 1985 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted

  • May 15, 2026$0.3075
  • Feb 13, 2026$0.3075
  • Nov 14, 2025$0.2950
  • Aug 15, 2025$0.2950
  • May 15, 2025$0.2950
  • Feb 14, 2025$0.2950
  • Nov 15, 2024$0.2838
  • Aug 15, 2024$0.2838
  • May 14, 2024$0.2838
  • Feb 14, 2024$0.2838
  • Nov 14, 2023$0.2725
  • Aug 14, 2023$0.2725

Historical dividend yield for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Mean trailing dividend yield using one ratio snapshot per calendar year.Mean yield1Y: 1.41%5Y: 1.18%10Y: 1.28%

Dividend per share for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

CAGR (per year)1Y: 3.96%5Y: 4.21%10Y: 5.82%↓ Decelerating

Adjusted dividend per share by calendar year
YearTotal ($/share)Payments
1985$0.394
1986$0.264
1987$0.214
1988$0.234
1989$0.264
1990$0.094
1991$0.034
1992$0.034
1993$0.044
1994$0.044
1995$0.044
1996$0.044
1997$0.044
1998$0.044
1999$0.044
2000$0.054
2001$0.054
2002$0.054
2003$0.054
2004$0.064
2005$0.064
2006$0.074
2007$0.074
2008$0.094
2009$0.124
2010$0.154
2011$0.344
2012$0.484
2013$0.564
2014$0.624
2015$0.674
2016$0.714
2017$0.764
2018$0.874
2019$0.914
2020$0.964
2021$1.014
2022$1.054
2023$1.094
2024$1.144
2025$1.184
2026$0.612

Dividend growth for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)

Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.

Dividend Increase Track Record

Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.

  • 2026
  • 2025$1.1800
  • 2024$1.1350
  • 2023$1.0900
  • 2022$1.0500
  • 2021$1.0100
  • 2020$0.9600
  • 2019$0.9100
  • 2018$0.8700
  • 2017$0.7600
  • 2016$0.7100
  • 2015$0.6700
  • 2014$0.6200
  • 2013$0.5600
  • 2012$0.4800
  • 2011$0.3400
  • 2010$0.1550
  • 2009$0.1150
  • 2008$0.0850
  • 2007$0.0750
  • 2006$0.0650
  • 2005$0.0600
  • 2004$0.0567
  • 2003$0.0517
  • 2002$0.0500
  • 2001$0.0483
  • 2000$0.0467
  • 1999$0.0433
  • 1998$0.0400
  • 1997$0.0383
  • 1996$0.0367
  • 1995$0.0367
  • 1994$0.0367
  • 1993$0.0350
  • 1992$0.0317
  • 1991$0.0283
  • 1990$0.0891
  • 1989$0.2598
  • 1988$0.2298
  • 1987$0.2148
  • 1986$0.2553
  • 1985$0.3912

DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.

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