What is Church & Dwight's retained earnings?

Church & Dwight (CHD) reported retained earnings of $6.91B in Q1 2026.

How has Church & Dwight's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Church & Dwight's retained earnings increased by 6.9% year-over-year, from $6.47B to $6.91B.

What is the long-term trend for Church & Dwight's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Church & Dwight's retained earnings has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.79B to $6.77B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Church & Dwight CHD Retained Earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+0.1%

Gross profit$681.4M+3.3%

Operating income$291.0M-1.5%

Net income$216.3M-1.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.91+2.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$503.4M-53.2%

Total debt$2.4B-1.1%

Total equity$4.2B-8.0%

Total assets$9.0B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$174.8M-5.9%

CapEx$31.9M+93.3%

Free cash flow$142.9M-15.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.67B-6.6%

Enterprise value$24.54B-4.7%

P/E30.9×-15.3×

P/S3.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.1%-0.4pp

Operating margin17.3%+4.2pp

Net margin11.8%+2.3pp

FCF margin15.3%+2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.8%+3.4pp

Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Church & Dwight in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Church & Dwight’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Church & Dwight's retained earnings?: Church & Dwight (CHD) reported retained earnings of $6.91B in Q1 2026.
How has Church & Dwight's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Church & Dwight's retained earnings increased by 6.9% year-over-year, from $6.47B to $6.91B.
What is the long-term trend for Church & Dwight's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Church & Dwight's retained earnings has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.79B to $6.77B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.