# Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

> Church & Dwight is a 179-year-old American consumer packaged goods company built around Arm & Hammer baking soda and a growing stable of acquired 'power brands' - OxiClean, Trojan, Waterpik, Batiste, TheraBreath, Hero and Touchland among them. It sells household, personal-care and specialty products, and also supplies sodium bicarbonate and related chemistry to industrial, food, agricultural and medical customers. In 2024 it posted $6.1 billion in net sales, with roughly 85% of revenue coming from about a dozen leading brands.

- **Founded:** 1846
- **Headquarters:** Ewing Township, New Jersey, United States
- **Founders:** John Dwight (Co-founder), Austin Church (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 5,600 employees
- **Products:** Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Trojan, Waterpik, Batiste
- **Notable:** Grew from an 1846 baking-soda partnership into a Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company with $6.1 billion in 2024 net sales, Market capitalization more than doubled to over $25 billion under CEO Matthew Farrell, Built a portfolio of about 14 'power brands' that are #1 or #2 in their categories and generate roughly 85% of revenue

## Products & services

- **Arm & Hammer** — Baking soda and a broad line of laundry detergent, cat litter, toothpaste, cleaning and deodorizing products built on sodium bicarbonate.
- **OxiClean** — Oxygen-based stain removers and laundry additives, acquired from Orange Glo International.
- **Trojan** — Condoms and sexual wellness products, category leader acquired via the Carter-Wallace deal.
- **Waterpik** — Water flossers and oral-care devices, and showerhead products.
- **Batiste** — Global leader in dry shampoo, a premium-feel beauty brand in a mass portfolio.
- **TheraBreath** — Oral-care and fresh-breath mouthwash brand.
- **Hero (Mighty Patch)** — Fast-growing acne and skincare brand known for its Mighty Patch pimple patches.
- **Touchland** — Fast-growing premium hand-sanitizer and personal-fragrance brand, acquired for up to $880 million.
- **Specialty Products (sodium bicarbonate)** — Sodium bicarbonate and related chemistry sold to industrial, food, agricultural and medical customers.
- **Vitafusion / L'il Critters** — Gummy vitamins and supplements for adults and children.
- **Nair, First Response, Orajel, Xtra, Zicam, Spinbrush** — Additional consumer power brands across depilatories, home pregnancy tests, oral pain relief, value laundry, cold-shortening and battery toothbrushes.

## Achievements

- Grew from an 1846 baking-soda partnership into a Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company with $6.1 billion in 2024 net sales
- Market capitalization more than doubled to over $25 billion under CEO Matthew Farrell
- Built a portfolio of about 14 'power brands' that are #1 or #2 in their categories and generate roughly 85% of revenue
- Grew global e-commerce to 21.4% of consumer sales in 2024
- Long track record of dividend increases and industry-leading total shareholder return

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Agreed to acquire the Touchland hand-sanitizer brand for $700 million at closing plus an earn-out of up to $180 million (up to $880 million total); deal completed in Q2 2025.
- **2025-03** — Richard (Rick) Dierker, a 15-year company veteran and former CFO/Head of Operations, became President and CEO.
- **2025-01** — Reported full year 2024 net sales of $6.1 billion, up 4.1%, with organic sales up 4.6% and a 4% dividend increase.
- **2024-09** — Announced CEO transition from Matthew Farrell to Rick Dierker effective March 31, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://churchdwight.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/church-dwight-co-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/churchdwightmex
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ChurchDwightCo/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12