Church & Dwight Co (BSP:CHDC34) General and Admin. Expense: R$5,459 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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BSP:CHDC34 Church & Dwight Co Inc BSP:CHDC34
83 GF Score
Price R$488.56
GF Value R$537.64
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What is Church & Dwight Co General and Admin. Expense?

Church & Dwight Co BSP:CHDC34 83 General and Admin. Expense is R$5,459 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CHDC34 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of R$537.64. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Church & Dwight Co's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$1,313 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$5,459 Mil.

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Church & Dwight Co General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Church & Dwight Co Annual Data
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General and Admin. Expense
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Church & Dwight Co General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R$5,459 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of R$5,459 Mil mean?
Church & Dwight Co (BSP:CHDC34) has a General and Admin. Expense of R$5,459 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Church & Dwight Co and its competitors.
Is Church & Dwight Co's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Church & Dwight Co's current General and Admin. Expense is R$5,459 Mil. Overall, Church & Dwight Co has a GF Score™ of 83/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Church & Dwight Co's General and Admin. Expense compare to EL and CLX?
Church & Dwight Co's General and Admin. Expense of R$5,459 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Church & Dwight Co and its competitors. Church & Dwight Co's current General and Admin. Expense is R$5,459 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Church & Dwight Co stock overvalued right now?
Church & Dwight Co (BSP:CHDC34) has a current General and Admin. Expense of R$5,459 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is R$537.64, compared to a current price of R$488.56 — trading 9.1% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is R$5,459 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Church & Dwight Co (BSP:CHDC34), the current General and Admin. Expense is R$5,459 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Church & Dwight Co (BSP:CHDC34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Church & Dwight Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$488.56 is trading 9.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$537.64.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CHDC34:

  • General and Admin. Expense: R$5,459 Mil
  • GF Value™: R$537.64 vs. price of R$488.56 (9.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CHDC34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

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 brands also include Batiste, OxiClean, Vitafusion, Hero, and TheraBreath, which, together with Arm & Hammer, account for around 70% of its annual sales and profits. Most recently, the firm added Touchland and its hand sanitizer business to its fold. Even as it works to expand its product reach, Church & Dwight still derives around 80% of its sales from its home market in the US.
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