Buyback yield (TTM)
4.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.38%
5Y share count change
-3.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$900M
Cumulative buybacks
$4.59B
Key takeaways
- Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) repurchased about $900M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 14.29× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +24.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 116% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
Latest: $900M
Overview
Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $900M (2025).
Church & Dwight Co. buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +24.6%, with mixed annual results across the window.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $900M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2001.
Church & Dwight Co. Buyback Spend 2025: $900M
Church & Dwight Co. buyback spend in 2025 was $900M.
Church & Dwight Co. Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Church & Dwight Co. buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
Church & Dwight Co. Buyback Spend 2023: $300M
Church & Dwight Co. buyback spend in 2023 was $300M.
Church & Dwight Co. Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Church & Dwight Co. posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2022, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
Church & Dwight Co. Buyback Spend 2021: $500M
Church & Dwight Co. buyback spend in 2021 was $500M.
See more financial history for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $900M | $58M | $842M | 4.50% | 244M | -1.1% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $59.2M | -$59.2M | — | 247M | -0.3% | |
| 2023 | $300M | $63.6M | $237M | 1.30% | 248M | +0.5% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $32.3M | -$32.3M | — | 246M | -1.3% | |
| 2021 | $500M | $23.7M | $476M | 2.00% | 250M | -1.0% | |
| 2020 | $300M | $21.5M | $279M | 1.39% | 252M | +0.0% | |
| 2019 | $250M | $20.8M | $229M | 1.45% | 252M | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $200M | $23.3M | $177M | 1.23% | 251M | -2.1% | |
| 2017 | $400M | $18.1M | $382M | 3.20% | 256M | -2.3% | |
| 2016 | $400M | $16M | $384M | 3.53% | 262M | -1.9% | |
| 2015 | $363M | $16.1M | $347M | 3.28% | 267M | -2.8% | |
| 2014 | $479M | $17M | $462M | 4.54% | 275M | -2.6% | |
| 2013 | $50.1M | $17M | $33.1M | 0.54% | 282M | -1.1% | |
| 2012 | $250M | $12.4M | $238M | 3.36% | 285M | -2.1% | |
| 2011 | $80.2M | $11M | $69.2M | 1.23% | 292M | +1.0% | |
| 2010 | $100K | $11.8M | -$11.7M | 0.00% | 289M | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $389K | $0.00 | $389K | 0.01% | 286M | +0.5% | |
| 2008 | $403K | $12.4M | -$12M | 0.01% | 284M | +1.1% | |
| 2007 | $246K | $11.4M | -$11.2M | 0.01% | 281M | +2.0% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $10.6M | -$10.6M | — | 276M | -0.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 277M | +1.8% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 272M | +5.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 258M | +2.9% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 251M | +2.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 244M | +1.8% | |
| 2000 | $20.5M | $0.00 | $20.5M | — | 240M | -2.3% | |
| 1999 | $9.1M | $0.00 | $9.1M | — | 245M | +3.3% | |
| 1998 | $10.3M | $0.00 | $10.3M | — | 238M | -0.8% | |
| 1997 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | — | 240M | +2.2% | |
| 1996 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | — | 234M | — | |
| 1995 | $1.1M | $0.00 | $1.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $15.1M | $0.00 | $15.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $10.9M | $0.00 | $10.9M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $21.2M | $0.00 | $21.2M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $11.1M | $0.00 | $11.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $3.9M | $0.00 | $3.9M | — | — | — |
- 2025$900M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$300M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$500M
- 2020$300M
- 2019$250M
- 2018$200M
- 2017$400M
- 2016$400M
- 2015$363M
- 2014$479M
- 2013$50.1M
- 2012$250M
- 2011$80.2M
- 2010$100K
- 2009$389K
- 2008$403K
- 2007$246K
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$20.5M
- 1999$9.1M
- 1998$10.3M
- 1997$3M
- 1996$3M
- 1995$1.1M
- 1994$15.1M
- 1993$10.9M
- 1992$3M
- 1991$21.2M
- 1990$11.1M
- 1989$3.9M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 14.29×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Church & Dwight Co. (CHD)
How Church & Dwight Co. splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $779M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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