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Church & Dwight exceeded its yearly outlook with stronger than expected sales, the US personal care giant said Friday, anticipating organic sales growth of between 3 and 4 percent for 2026.
The owner of household personal care brands including Arm & Hammer, Batiste and Nair reported a net sales increase of 1.6 percent for 2025, exceeding an outlook of 1.5 percent growth. Fourth quarter organic sales grew modestly at 0.7 percent, but improved to 1.8 percent when removing recently divested brands, such as vitamin label Vitafusion and oral care lines Spinbrush and Waterpik.
The company’s Consumer Domestic division reported a 3.7 percent increase in net sales, with Touchland hand sanitiser, acquired in 2025, delivering double-digit growth. Core products such as Hero acne care, Therabreath mouthwash, and Arm & Hammer mouthwash also contributed to momentum, albeit offset by declines in the now-divested vitamin business and Oxiclean stain remover.
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Church & Dwight to Acquire Hand Sanitiser Brand Touchland for $700 Million
The owner of personal care brands like Viviscal and Nair announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the viral hand sanitiser brand, with an earn-out that could take the total purchase price as high as $880 million.
