Church & Dwight (CHD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Church & Dwight's Operating Margin came in at 18.19% for Q3 2026, up 2.13 percentage points from 16.06% a year earlier and up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Church & Dwight (CHD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Church & Dwight reported Operating Margin of 18.01%, up 0.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.37%, up 4.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -3.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 13.22% in FY2024 (-4.80 pp), 18.02% in FY2023 (+6.90 pp), 11.12% in FY2022 (-9.67 pp) and 20.79% in FY2021 (-0.24 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -13.82% (Q4 2022) to 22.29% (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.70 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 27.96 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 26.70 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CHD's Operating Margin at 18.07% (Q2 2026), 19.81% (Q1 2026) and 16.18% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 385.85 Bn | 337.41 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.62 Bn | 72.10 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.03 Bn | 28.13 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.20 Bn | 32.14 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.09 Bn | 24.48 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.34 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.07 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.06 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.79 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.19% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.89% |
API Access
Church & Dwight Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CHD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CHD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CHD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();