For the quarter ended December 2025, Church & Dwight (CHD Quick QuoteCHD - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.64 billion, up 3.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.86, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.64 billion, representing a surprise of +0.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.77%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.84.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Church & Dwight performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net sales- Total Consumer Net Sales: $1.57 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $1.57 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4%.
• Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic: $1.27 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $1.26 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.7%.
• Net sales- Consumer- Consumer International: $299.8 million compared to the $305.85 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.2% year over year.
• Net sales- Specialty Products Division: $73.2 million compared to the $73.26 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.8% year over year.
• Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic- Household Products: $645.3 million compared to the $651.27 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.5% year over year.
• Net sales- Consumer- Consumer Domestic- Personal Care Products: $625.9 million versus $613.17 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.6% change.

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Shares of Church & Dwight have returned +9.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.