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CHD (Church & Dwight Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.51 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-Equity?

Church & Dwight Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,205 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $4,361 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.51.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CHD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 0.74   Max: 1.07
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Church & Dwight Co was 1.07. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 0.74.

CHD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
58.08% of 1653 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs CHD: 0.51

Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Church & Dwight Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.79 0.77 0.62 0.51

Church & Dwight Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.62 0.54 0.51 0.53 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Church & Dwight Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Church & Dwight Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Church & Dwight Co  (NYSE:CHD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Church & Dwight Co Business Description

Address
500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, NJ, USA, 08628
Church & Dwight is the leading global producer of baking soda. Its portfolio extends beyond its legacy category to include laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand. Its mix also includes Batiste, OxiClean, Vitafusion, Waterpik, Hero, and TheraBreath, which together with Arm & Hammer constitute around 70% of its annual sales and profits. Even as it works to grow the reach of its products, Church & Dwight still derives around 80% of its sales from its home market in the US.
Executives
Rene Hemsey officer: E.V.P. HR 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
De Maynadier Patrick D officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary
Matthew Farrell officer: Vice President Finance and CFO
Michael Read officer: EVP, International 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Ravichandra Krishnamurty Saligram director C/O NEWELL BRANDS INC., 6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bradley C Irwin director 469 NORTH HARRISON STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08543
Rick Spann officer: E.V.P. Global Operations 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Joseph James Longo officer: VP, Controller and CAO 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Arthur B Winkleblack director
Barry A. Bruno officer: EVP, International 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Carlen Hooker officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Richard A Dierker officer: E.V.P. Finance & C.F.O. 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Robert K Shearer director 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27403
Penry W Price director 469 N. HARRISON STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08530
Brian D Buchert officer: EVP of Strategy, M&A, and BP 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628