Balchem Corp (BCPC) stock
BCPCNasdaqChemicals & Allied ProductsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 19/3015% above fair value
$173.14+0.79 (+0.46%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.50BP/E 32.6Yield 0.55%
Balchem statistics
98 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 19, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 23, 2025
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 13.78
- 2.22
- P/OCF Ratio
- 24.58
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.90
- 2.57
- EV / EBIT
- 23.68
- 19.31
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.58%
- 10.8%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.41%
- 0.50%
- Float
- 32M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.72%
- 11.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 91.3%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 503,644
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.59%
- -0.80%
- Short % of Float
- 1.60%
- 9.01%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.58%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 1.50
- 5.15
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $186.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $147.18
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $173.21
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $169.86
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $169.67
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.26
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.74%
- -1.15%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 1.53%
- -4.87%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -2.94%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 8.88%
- -20.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 12.9%
- -23.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 10.1%
- -22.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 37.4%
- -29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 4.77%
- -77.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 119.1%
- -65.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 291,172
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 322,290
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 232,406
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.62
- 0.70
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 51.0
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.6%
- 80.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.74
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 19.9%
- -11.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 25.1%
- -27.7%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 13.0%
- -49.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 10.2%
- -40.6%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 14.3%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 14.9%
- -37.9%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.47
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 1.29
- 2.39
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.42%
- 6.82%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 14.5%
- -14.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 16.2%
- -12.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.25%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.07%
- 6.41%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.5%
- 1.30%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 12.8%
- 3.78%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.66
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.55
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $820.25K
- $429.29K
- Profits Per Employee
- $126.37K
- -$689.41K
- Employee Count
- 1,352
- 74
- WACC
- 8.82%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $220.38M
- -$12.95M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $66.26M
- $17.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $2.09
- $0.80
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.33B
- $53.89M
- Book Value Per Share
- $41.75
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $399.21M
- $27.13M
- Working Capital
- $240.76M
- $79.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.11%
- -21.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.55%
- 1.88%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.28%
- -0.76%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.84%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.96
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 10.3%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 18.0%
- 55.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $49.53M
- $73.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 22.5%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $70.63
- $19.34
- Graham Upside
- -59.2%
- -46.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 11.06
- 0.23
- Piotroski F-Score
- 9
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $68.02
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -60.7%
- -28.9%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BCPC | S&P 500 | Difference | BCPC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.0% | -3.0% | +5.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.3% | -2.8% | +0.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.9% | +11.5% | +1.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +11.0% | +13.5% | −2.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +48.2% | +77.7% | −29.5 pts | +14.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +7.6% | +72.6% | −65.0 pts | +1.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +134.3% | +308.2% | −173.9 pts | +8.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M BCPC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.6% from the previous report, or 1.60% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 503,644 | -2.6% | 336,808 | 1.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 517,049 | +4.9% | 263,973 | 2.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 493,011 | -20.5% | 236,969 | 2.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 620,041 | +11.8% | 187,775 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 554,840 | -8.3% | 159,244 | 3.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 605,061 | +9.5% | 177,863 | 3.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 552,349 | -8.6% | 198,622 | 2.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 604,522 | +17.0% | 239,056 | 2.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 516,902 | +23.2% | 330,786 | 1.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 419,454 | +0.9% | 220,096 | 1.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 415,630 | +11.1% | 159,223 | 2.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 374,120 | +8.6% | 175,596 | 2.1 |
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