Church & Dwight Co., Inc. vs Lowe`s Companies Inc — how do they compare? Church & Dwight Co., Inc. trades at $97.03 (market cap $23.02B), while Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $207.21 (market cap $116.46B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 5.1× Church & Dwight Co., Inc.'s market cap, and Lowe`s Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (2.41%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CHD | LOW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $23.02B | $116.46B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $105.26 | $287.39 |
52-Week Low | $81.60 | $206.62 |
Enterprise Value | $24.72B | $158.21B |
Dividend Yield | 1.27% | 2.41% |
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Church & Dwight is the leading producer of baking soda in the world. Beyond baking soda, the products in its portfolio have vast category reach, including laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand. Its mix also includes Xtra, Trojan, OxiClean, First Response, Nair, L'il Critters/Vitafusion, Orajel, and WaterPik, which together with Arm & Hammer constitute more than 80% of its annual sales and profits. In early 2019, the firm announced the addition of Flawless, which manufactures electric shaving products for women. At the end of 2020, the firm acquired Zicam, a leading brand in the cough/cold-shortening category. Church & Dwight derives more than 80% of its sales from its home market in the U.S.
Read more on CHD →Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating 1,969 stores and servicing around 230 dealer-owned stores throughout the United States and Canada. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a low-double-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on U.S. Census data and management's estimates for market size.
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