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BALCHEM CORP BCPC

Nasdaq · stock · Chemicals & Allied Products · website · IPO 1986-06-03 · LEI

BALCHEM CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.5B
P / E35.5×
P / S5.3×
P / B4.4×
Dividend yield0.51%
Net margin14.9%
Return on equity12.3%
Return on capital13.9%
Graham number -64.3%$64.20

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($64.20); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
10.10% 15.10% 12.20% 12.40% 12.00% 12.00% 11.20% 11.80% 13.50% 14.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
32.70% 31.80% 31.70% 32.80% 31.80% 30.40% 29.80% 32.70% 35.30% 35.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.40% 16.30% 16.60% 15.90% 15.80% 16.00% 15.40% 17.30% 19.20% 20.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.70% 14.60% 11.40% 10.70% 10.20% 11.00% 11.20% 10.30% 11.20% 12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
31.9M 32.2M 32.4M 32.5M 32.5M 32.7M 32.4M 32.4M 32.7M 32.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$187.8M $143.5M $101.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.90% 9.30% 8.00% 6.90% 7.30% 8.00% 6.50% 6.80% 8.20% 9.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
15.30% 14.00% 15.50% 15.30% 16.80% 15.60% 9.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.43× 0.30× 0.23× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.75 $2.79 $2.42 $2.45 $2.60 $2.94 $3.25 $3.35 $3.93 $4.75 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BALCHEM CORP trades at about 37.8× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 28.3×–50×, median 41.2×).

28.3× 50×

Shaded band = 10-year range (28.3×–50×); dot = today's 37.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin35.7%35.3%32.7%29.8%30.4%31.8%32.8%31.7%31.8%32.7%
Operating margin20.2%19.2%17.3%15.4%16.0%15.8%15.9%16.6%16.3%16.4%
Net margin14.9%13.5%11.8%11.2%12.0%12.0%12.4%12.2%15.1%10.1%
FCF margin———9.5%15.6%16.8%15.3%15.5%14.0%15.3%
Return on assets9.2%8.2%6.8%6.5%8.0%7.3%6.9%8.0%9.3%5.9%
Return on equity12.3%11.2%10.3%11.2%11.0%10.2%10.7%11.4%14.6%10.7%
Debt / equity———————0.23×0.30×0.43×
Current ratio2.071.992.122.402.242.832.762.761.841.87

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.