Church & Dwight Co (CHD)

• Market cap: $22.8B
• 1 day: 0.72%
• 5 days: -1.74%
• 1 month: -1.86%
• 3 months: 0.99%
• 6 months: 11.19%
• Year to date: 16.6%
• 1 year: -2.76%
• 5 years: 11.37%
• 10 years: 89.5%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household & Personal Products

About: 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.

Employees: 5,550