Church & Dwight Director Exercises Options and Sells $474K in Stock

Executive Summary

On November 2, 2026, Bradley C. Irwin, a Director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), executed an option exercise and sale transaction. Irwin exercised 4,300 stock options at an exercise price of $77.33 per share and subsequently sold all 4,300 shares of Common Stock in the open market at an average price of $110.36 per share, generating total proceeds of approximately $474,548.

Transaction Breakdown

• Option Exercise (Code M): 4,300 options exercised at $77.33 per share.
• Open Market Sale (Code S): 4,300 shares disposed of at $110.36 per share.
• Net Cash Proceeds: $142,029 (gross proceeds of $474,548 minus exercise cost of $332,519).
• Post-Transaction Holdings: Irwin directly retains 35,673.9768 shares of common stock following the transaction (plus additional separate holdings reported at 920 and 860 shares).

Market Sentiment & Significance

This transaction represents a routine "exercise-and-sell" pattern often employed by corporate directors to monetize seasoned equity options nearing maturity or rebalance personal holdings. Because it does not reduce baseline common share ownership beyond the exercised options, the trading significance is rated Low.