Company: CHD
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-059273
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Company: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule14a-6(e)(2)) |

| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |

| ☐ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

| ☒ | No fee required |

| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |

| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules14a-6(i)(1)and0-11 |

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

| 2025 |     | NOTICE OF                                          
 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENT |

Princeton South Corporate Park 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard Ewing, New Jersey 08628 MEETING DATE: May 1, 2025

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

| Virtually via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2025 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Princeton South Corporate Park 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard Ewing, New Jersey 08628 USA (609) 806-1200 www.churchdwight.com |

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held Thursday, May 1, 2025 The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. To facilitate stockholder attendance and ability to participate fully and equally from any location around the world at no cost, this year’s meeting will be held virtually via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2025.At the meeting stockholders will be asked to consider and take action on the following:

| 1. | Election of