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NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) Halal?

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · NYSE: CHD · Consumer Staples

The short answer

Yes — Church & Dwight (CHD) passes this Shariah stock screen. Its business is household, personal care and specialty products (Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Trojan, and power brands representing about 70% of sales) with no prohibited lines. It carries $2,205.1M of long-term debt, about 9.8% of its ~$22.58B market cap ($94.11, October 2, 2026) — below the ~33% ceiling. Interest income of $23.5M is about 0.38% of FY2025 net sales ($6,203.2M) — below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Zoya lists CHD as Shariah-compliant as of October 2026 and ShariaPortfolio rates it Shariah Compliant (5/5 standards); no Musaffa coverage was found. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal guidance.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), founded in 1846 and headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products sold through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores and e-commerce. Its seven power brands — ARM & HAMMER®, OXICLEAN®, BATISTE®, WATERPIK®, THERABREATH®, HERO® and TOUCHLAND® — represent about 70% of net sales and profits. Other brands include TROJAN® (condoms, lubricants and vibrators), FIRST RESPONSE®, NAIR®, ORAJEL®, XTRA® and ZICAM®; it sold its VITAFUSION®/L'IL CRITTERS® vitamin business at the end of 2025 and acquired Miss Mouth's Messy Eater in June 2026. None of the disclosed lines — household and personal care products, specialty chemicals, animal nutrition — are prohibited lines (no alcohol, gambling, pork, tobacco, cannabis, conventional banking/insurance, or adult entertainment). Gate 1 passes. Facts only.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

At December 31, 2025 the company's only interest-bearing debt was $2,205.1M of long-term debt — no short-term debt outstanding, per the FY2025 10-K balance sheet. Against a market cap of about $22.58B (Finnhub, October 2, 2026, $94.11 per share), debt ÷ market cap is about 9.77%, well below the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $409.0M are about 1.81% of market cap, within the ~33% guideline. Gate 2 passes. Facts only.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS

Interest income was $23.5M for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, disclosed as a separate line on the 10-K consolidated statements of income, against net sales of $6,203.2M — about 0.38% of revenue, far below the 5% non-compliant income limit. (Interest expense was $95.2M.) Q1 2026 was directionally consistent: $2.5M of interest income on $1,469.3M of net sales, about 0.17%. Gate 3 passes. Facts only.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Church & Dwight do?

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), founded in 1846 and based in Ewing, New Jersey, develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its seven power brands — Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Batiste, Waterpik, TheraBreath, Hero and Touchland — represent about 70% of net sales and profits. Other brands include Trojan (condoms, lubricants and vibrators), First Response, Nair, Orajel, Xtra and Zicam; it sold its Vitafusion/L'il Critters vitamin business at the end of 2025 and acquired the Miss Mouth's Messy Eater brand in June 2026. It operates through Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and a Specialty Products Division (animal nutrition, specialty chemicals).

Why does Church & Dwight pass this Shariah stock screen?

Church & Dwight passes all three gates of this Shariah stock screen. Its business — household, personal care and specialty products — has no prohibited lines such as alcohol, gambling, pork, tobacco, cannabis, conventional banking or insurance, or adult entertainment. Its interest-bearing debt of $2,205.1M is about 9.8% of its ~$22.58B market cap, below the ~33% ceiling. And interest income of $23.5M is about 0.38% of FY2025 net sales ($6,203.2M), below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal guidance.

What is Church & Dwight's interest-bearing debt ratio?

At December 31, 2025, Church & Dwight's only interest-bearing debt was $2,205.1M of long-term debt — no short-term debt was outstanding, per the FY2025 10-K balance sheet. Against a market capitalization of about $22.58B (Finnhub, October 2, 2026: $94.11 per share), debt ÷ market cap is about 9.77%, well below the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $409.0M are about 1.81% of market cap, within the ~33% guideline. The financial-structure gate passes.

What is Church & Dwight's non-compliant income ratio?

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Church & Dwight reported interest income of $23.5M against net sales of $6,203.2M — about 0.38% of revenue, far below the 5% non-compliant income limit. The 10-K discloses the interest income as a separate line on the consolidated statements of income (interest expense was $95.2M). Q1 2026 was directionally consistent, with $2.5M of interest income on $1,469.3M of net sales (~0.17%). The income gate passes.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover Church & Dwight?

Zoya covers Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) and lists it as Shariah-compliant as of October 2026, citing the same figures — interest income of $23.5M against revenue of $6,203.2M (0.38%). ShariaPortfolio also covers CHD and rates it Shariah Compliant, stating it passes 5/5 of the Shariah standards it screens against. No Musaffa coverage page for CHD was found in the public search results — reported as absent, not invented.

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Screened 2026-10-02 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.

Screened with our two-gate Shariah screening methodology (business-activity gate, then AAOIFI-style financial ratios).