Research Reports

Summary

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 1, 2026, where shareholders elected eleven directors, approved executive compensation, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors, and rejected a stockholder proposal.

Key takeaways

All eleven director nominees were elected to the Board for one-year terms, though nominee Janet S. Vergis received the highest opposition with 27.6 million votes against.
The advisory proposal to approve named executive officer compensation passed with 170.0 million votes for, against 22.9 million votes opposed.
Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 with 198.4 million votes in favor.
A stockholder proposal (Proposal No. 4) was not approved, receiving 107.1 million votes against versus 85.1 million votes in favor.