Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Church & Dwight Shares (Basic) decreased by 2.2% to 236.5M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.8%, from 245.8M to 236.5M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Shares (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 22.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 245.2 | 245.3 | 244.9M | 242.6M | 242.6M | 242.8M | 200K | 243.8M | 245M | 246M | 243.4M | 244.3M | 244.6M | 300K | 245.8M | 244.7M | 241.8M | 236.5M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | >999% | -0.9% | +0.0% | +0.1% | -99.9% | >999% | +0.5% | +0.4% | -1.1% | +0.4% | +0.1% | -99.9% | >999% | -0.4% | -1.2% | -2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | -99.9% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +1.3% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.6% | — | +1.0% | +0.2% | -1.1% | -3.8% |
Range245.2 – 246M
CAGR>999%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Church & Dwight's shares (basic)?
- Church & Dwight (CHD) reported shares (basic) of 236.5M in Q1 2026.
- How has Church & Dwight's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Church & Dwight's shares (basic) decreased by 3.8% year-over-year, from 245.8M to 236.5M.
- What is the long-term trend for Church & Dwight's shares (basic)?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Church & Dwight's shares (basic) has grown at a 22.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 490.1M to 732.6M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.