Church & Dwight Q1 2025 Dividend Announcement
31 January 2025 I Ewing, NJ
The board of directors of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share, an increase of approximately 4% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Payment of the dividend is expected in March 2025.
For calendar year 2025, this marks the sixth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All six changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 5.8% compared with December 2024 indicated levels.
Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend.
From the press release: “Consistent with the Company’s capital allocation strategy, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a 4% increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.28375 to $0.295 per share, equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.18 per share. This raises the annual dividend payout from $277 million to approximately $287 million. The quarterly dividend will be payable March 3rd, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 14th, 2025. This is the 29th consecutive year in which the Company has increased the dividend. The Company has paid a consecutive quarterly dividend for 124 years.”1
About the company: “Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) founded in 1846, is the leading U.S. producer of sodium bicarbonate, popularly known as baking soda. The Company manufactures and markets a wide range of personal care, household, and specialty products under recognized brand names such as ARM & HAMMER® , TROJAN® , OXICLEAN® , SPINBRUSH® , FIRST RESPONSE® , NAIR® , ORAJEL® , XTRA® , L’IL CRITTERS® and VITAFUSION® , BATISTE® , WATERPIK® , ZICAM® , THERABREATH® and HERO® . For more information, visit the Company’s website.”1
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