Measured spend
$159.8M
-12.7%
Share of spend
3.0%
of measured categories
Share of sales
2.6%
-0.46 vs share of spend
Sales per ad dollar
$11.35
median $15.66
Analysis
What the data says about Dove
Position
Dove committed $159.8M of measured spend between Jan to Jul 2026, 11.5% of the $1.38B tracked across every corporation, ranking 1 of 149 brands by spend.
Trajectory
Spend moved -12.7% against the same months of 2025 ($183.1M to $159.8M), in a category that moved -0.4% overall. Its share of tracked sales moved +0.25 points.
Conversion
Dove converts roughly in line with its weight: -0.46 points between share of sales and share of spend, returning $11.35 of tracked sales per advertising dollar against a category median of $15.66. e.l.f. leads at +3.23; Olay trails at -8.54.
Read with care
Only 15% of Dove's spend sits in categories the sales panel measures. The share and conversion figures above describe that slice, not the whole brand.
Channel posture
Linear TV takes 38.7% of spend ($61.8M) and the top three channels account for 71% of it — a concentrated buy that rises and falls with one channel.
Pacing
Spend peaked in Jul at $35.0M, with 50% of the period's total in the first half — weighted to the back half.
Portfolio
Body is the largest category at 51.1% of spend, with 8 categories carrying weight — a portfolio play.
Pacing
Dove spend by month
Measured spend across all categories.
$8.8M
Jan
$21.3M
Feb
$31.2M
Mar
$19.3M
Apr
$17.9M
May
$26.3M
Jun
$35.0M
Jul
Channels
Where the money goes
Linear TV
$61.8M · 38.7%
Instagram
$28.7M · 18.0%
OLV
$22.7M · 14.2%
TikTok
$14.7M · 9.2%
Facebook
$9.4M · 5.9%
Pinterest
$7.3M · 4.6%
Categories
What it advertises
Body
$81.7M · 51.1%
Body Wash
$37.8M · 23.6%
Hair Care
$23.7M · 14.8%
Equity
$10.4M · 6.5%
Multiple Products
$6.2M · 3.9%
Cosmetics
$46K · 0.0%
Conversion
Against the measured set
Share of sales minus share of spend. Dove is marked.
e.l.f.
+3.23 pts
CeraVe
+2.31 pts
Not Your Mother's
+1.68 pts
Tresemmé
+1.66 pts
Revlon
+1.50 pts
Covergirl
+1.20 pts
Sally Hansen
+1.13 pts
L.A. Colors
+1.01 pts
Aussie
+0.94 pts
Milani Cosmetics
+0.80 pts
Suave
+0.72 pts
Clairol
+0.69 pts
Batiste
+0.67 pts
Ogx
+0.61 pts
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Impressions are reported on digital rows only, so CPM divides impression-bearing spend rather than total spend — dividing by all spend would make any television-heavy brand look ruinously expensive. Sales are recorded against the product, not the media, so they cannot be cut by channel. Share of sales covers Cosmetics, Facial Skincare, Hair Care, Hair Color.
How to read this page
Spend, pacing, channel and category mix cover every category Dove advertises in. Share of spend, share of sales and conversion are computed only across Cosmetics, Facial Skincare, Hair Care, Hair Color — the categories the sales panel measures. Only 15% of this brand's spend sits inside those categories, so the share and conversion figures describe that slice rather than the whole brand.