BCPC
Balchem Corporation
BCPC's fundamentals are strong: it turned 20% of its revenue into free cash flow and revenue grew 9.4%. At 32x earnings, it's trading below its usual 41x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BCPC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
BCPC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
BCPC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 31x | $172 | — |
| Current | 32x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 36x | $192 | +12% |
| Fair | 41x | $219 | +27% |
| Expensive | 48x | $254 | +47% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BCPC's PE is in its cheap range at 32x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
BCPC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BCPC, with profitability holding steady.
BCPC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.64 | +6.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.31 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.09 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.87 | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.75 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.57 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.36 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.17 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.93 | +17% |
BCPC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.31 over the past year, up 16% from the year before, and higher year over year for 12 quarters in a row.
BCPC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $290.7M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $284M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $270.7M | +8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $267.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $255.5M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $250.5M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $240M | +4.9% |
BCPC's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $291M last quarter, up 8.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +3 points |
BCPC's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 1.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
BCPC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.8M | +6.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $46.7M | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $40.1M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $67.3M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $65.6M | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.3M | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $36.5M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.3M | -22% |
BCPC generated $224M in free cash flow over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
BCPC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -168K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -563K shares |
| 3 years | -1.4% | -444K shares |
| 5 years | -1.9% | -612K shares |
| Available history | -1.5% | -473K shares |
BCPC has 32M diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago, with $126M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $28.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $15.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $53.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $306,000 |
BCPC spent $126M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 131% from the year before.
BCPC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
BCPC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BCPC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.9 | Neutral |
BCPC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
BCPC PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | BCPC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 32x | 19x | 74% above |
| PE % | 1 | 40 | 39 pts below |
BCPC is trading at 32x earnings, a 74% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
BCPC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $170.9 | 0.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $170.6 | 1% above |
| 50 week MA | $167.8 | 2.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $163.7 | 5.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $154.6 | 11% above |
BCPC is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% above its 200-week average.
BCPC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $100.5 | $113.7 | +13% |
| 2021 | $113.7 | $164.2 | +44% |
| 2022 | $164.2 | $121.8 | -26% |
| 2023 | $121.8 | $148.8 | +22% |
| 2024 | $148.8 | $165.2 | +11% |
| 2025 | $165.2 | $157.5 | -4.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $157.5 | $172.4 | +9.5% |
BCPC has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 9.5% so far in 2026.