BCPCBalchem Corporation

$179.90

Is the business good?

How good a business is BCPC?

Balchem Corporation earns 14% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so the business is worth more the bigger it gets.

14%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 4.9 points above what the capital costs: growth creates value

Operating margin
20%

Operating margin · Specialty Chemicals median 9.1% · 12 months to Q1 2026

Share count, year on year
−1.6%

Share count, year on year · bought back, each share owns more of the company

R&D as % of revenue
1.9%

R&D as % of revenue

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY202016%
FY202116%
FY202215%
FY202317%
FY202419%
FY202520%
Details
Gross margin12 months to Q1 2026
36%
Operating margin12 months to Q1 2026
20%
Net margin12 months to Q1 2026
15%
R&D as % of revenue
1.9%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$1.06B
Net income, trailing twelve months
$158M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
14%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.