Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 26.14.
Forward PE Ratio (26.14) = Close Price ($98.80) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.78)
FORWARD PE RATIO
26.14
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.16
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+52.38%
vs the sector median at left
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Market Cap
$23.41B
Forward PE Ratio
26.14
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) | $23.41B | 26.14 |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ)vs › | $23.17B | 11.66 |
| Bunge Global S.A. (BG)vs › | $21.73B | 11.89 |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR)vs › | $25.27B | 22.84 |
| General Mills, Inc. (GIS)vs › | $21.33B | 11.74 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)vs › | $20.73B | 15.03 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.22B | 18.76 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $30.33B | 12.46 |
| McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)vs › | $14.90B | 17.95 |
| The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM)vs › | $13.29B | 13.78 |
Trailing P/E
31.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
26.1
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.78 implies +21.9% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $3.10.
At today's $98.80 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $3.78 | $3.76 – $3.80 | 11 | 26.1x |
| 2027-12-31 | $4.05 | $3.90 – $4.17 | 10 | 24.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $4.34 | $4.20 – $4.51 | 3 | 22.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
