CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. vs Kenvue Inc., two Household Products stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHD and KVUE diverge most: on debt / equity, CHD reads 0.52 and KVUE reads 0.13; on dividend yield, CHD reads 1.3% and KVUE reads 4.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHD | KVUE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $94.14 | $17.76 |
| Market cap | $22.4B | $34.2B |
| Sector | Household Products | Household Products |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +5.2% | — |
| P/E | 30.3 | 20.6 |
| P/B | 5.16 | 3.24 |
| P/S | 3.60 | 2.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.8 | 11.0 |
| Revenue growth | +2.6% | +1.8% |
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 58.2% |
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 17.7% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 15.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.1% | 16.8% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 4.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.52 | 0.13 |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | 1.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.72 | 1.93 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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