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By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, August 9, 11:18 AM ET

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On 8/11/11, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 9/1/11. As a percentage of CHD's recent stock price of $38.46, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%.

Below is a dividend history chart for CHD, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.17 declared by Church & Dwight Co., Inc.:

CHD Dividend History
Date	Div^*
05/12/11	0.170
02/16/11	0.170
11/10/10	0.085
08/12/10	0.085
05/13/10	0.070
02/08/10	0.070
11/05/09	0.070
08/11/09	0.070
05/07/09	0.045
02/05/09	0.045
11/06/08	0.045
08/07/08	0.045
05/08/08	0.040
02/07/08	0.040
11/07/07	0.040
08/09/07	0.040
05/10/07	0.035
02/05/07	0.035
11/09/06	0.035
08/10/06	0.035
05/11/06	0.030
02/02/06	0.030
11/09/05	0.030
08/11/05	0.030
05/12/05	0.030
02/03/05	0.030
11/10/04	0.030
08/12/04	0.030
05/13/04	0.027
02/04/04	0.027
11/05/03	0.027
08/06/03	0.027
05/07/03	0.025
02/05/03	0.025
11/06/02	0.025
08/07/02	0.025
05/08/02	0.025
02/06/02	0.025
08/08/01	0.025
05/09/01	0.023
02/06/01	0.023
11/08/00	0.023
08/09/00	0.023
05/10/00	0.023
02/08/00	0.023
11/05/99	0.023
08/06/99	0.020
05/07/99	0.020
02/05/99	0.020
11/06/98	0.020
08/07/98	0.020
05/08/98	0.020
02/06/98	0.020
11/07/97	0.020
08/08/97	0.020
05/09/97	0.018
02/07/97	0.018
11/07/96	0.018
08/13/96	0.018
05/10/96	0.018
02/09/96	0.018
11/10/95	0.018
08/15/95	0.018
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from CHD is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.77% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CHD makes up 1.41% of the Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PSL) which is trading higher by about 0.4% on the day Tuesday.

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CHD operates in the Consumer Goods sector, among companies like Neptune Technologies & Bioresources Inc (NASDAQ:NEPT) which is up about 6.4% today, and Arctic Cat Inc (NASDAQ:ACAT) trading higher by about 7.5%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CHD, versus NEPT and ACAT.

CHD,NEPT,ACAT Relative Performance Chart In Tuesday trading, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. shares are currently up about 3.9% on the day.

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