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Church & Dwight acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Church & Dwight bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hero Cosmetics, Inc.Word for word“On October 13, 2022, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Hero Cosmetics, Inc. ("Hero"), the developer of the HERO® brand which includes MIGHTY PATCH® acne treatment products (the “Hero Acquisition”).” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | October 13, 2022 | — |
Dr. Harold Katz, LLC and HK-IP International, Inc.Word for word“On December 24, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity of Dr. Harold Katz, LLC and HK-IP International, Inc., the owners of the THERABREATH® brand of oral care products (the “TheraBreath Acquisition”).” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | December 24, 2021 | — |
Graphico, Inc. ("Graphico"), a Japan-based distributor focused on consumer goods primarily in the Japanese marketWord for word“On June 3, 2024, the Company acquired substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Graphico, Inc. ("Graphico"), a Japan-based distributor focused on consumer goods primarily in the Japanese market (the "Graphico Acquisition").” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On June 3, 2024 | — |
Passport Food Safety Solutions, Inc. (Passport food safety business)Word for word“During the second quarter of 2024, we sold our Passport food safety business, Passport Food Safety Solutions, Inc.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | During the second quarter of 2024 | — |
The ArmaKleen Company (the Company's 50% interest)Word for word“During the fourth quarter of 2024, our 50% interest in The ArmaKleen Company was sold to our joint venture partner.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | During the fourth quarter of 2024 | — |
Touchland Holding CorpWord for word“On July 16, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Touchland Holding Corp (“Touchland”), the developer of TOUCHLAND® hand sanitizer products (the “Touchland Acquisition”).” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On July 16, 2025 | — |
VMS business (VITAFUSION® and L'IL CRITTERS®)Word for word“The VMS business which was divested on December 31, 2025 is included in all values and statements, unless otherwise noted.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $305.3 million | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.26 billion | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $49.8 million | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $475 million | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $512.7 million | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $556 million | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $546.8 million | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | $1.3 million |
| 2024-12-31 | $19.9 million | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $656 million | $206.5 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-07-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-06-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-05-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-05-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-07-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-07-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Church & Dwight’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.