Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD) is overvalued and Clorox Co (CLX) is overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CHD is the closer of the two: -76%, against -87% for CLX.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $54.66; the price of $96.12 is 76% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 68/100 on 9 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $46.51; the price of $87.15 is 87% above that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 44/100 on 2 of 12 signals
| Metric | CHD | CLX |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $96.12 | $87.15 |
| Intrinsic value | $54.66 | $46.51 |
| Margin of safety | -76% | -87% |
| Leak Score | 68/100 (9/12) | 44/100 (2/12) |
| Market cap | $22.8B | $10.5B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | 285.6% |
| Debt to equity | 0.56 | 62.02 |
| P/E | 30.9x | 18.1x |
| Forward P/E | 23.8x | 13.9x |
| P/B | 5.2x | 117.1x |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 5.8% |