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Balchem Corporation (BCPC)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Montvale, United States | NasdaqGS
170.46 USD +0.74 (0.436%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 170.46

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:02 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is driven by a powerful divergence between deteriorating price momentum and robust underlying business quality. While the stock has suffered a 15% drop over the last year and sits below its 50-day moving average, the fundamentals tell a different story: top-line growth remains resilient at 11-12%, profit margins hit record highs, and the company generated substantial free cash flow. The balance sheet is healthy with manageable debt relative to equity, and the payout ratio is conservative at roughly 19%, leaving ample room for reinvestment or future dividend hikes. The recent price dip appears to be a market overreaction to a single year of volatility rather than a structural flaw in the business. Options flow confirms this, with traders buying calls targeting a rebound to $180, suggesting the downside may be limited. For a patient investor, the current valuation offers a compelling entry point to capture the recovery of a high-quality compounder.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.041554
MSTL0.042157
AutoARIMA0.042628
AutoETS0.042628

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 64%
H-stat 0.01
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.077
Excess Kurtosis -1.65
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 12.801
Revenue per Share 33.906
Market Cap 5,433,927,680
Trailing P/E 33.69
Forward P/E 27.18
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 15.14%
Website https://www.balchem.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant call volume at the $180 strike for the November expiration, which exceeds open interest. This suggests a bet on a rally toward the $180-$185 range within the month. Conversely, put activity is concentrated at lower strikes ($140, $110) for longer-dated expirations, indicating a hedge against a deeper correction rather than immediate panic selling.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.61% 0.61% 0.56% 0.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-23 0.960000 0.612909
2024-12-26 0.870000 0.521083
2023-12-26 0.790000 0.532884
2022-12-23 0.710000 0.582923
2021-12-27 0.640000 0.385240
2020-12-24 0.580000 0.510339
2019-12-27 0.520000 0.517619
2018-12-24 0.470000 0.640414
2017-12-26 0.420000 0.526844
2016-12-22 0.380000 0.469310
2015-12-23 0.340000 0.542524
2014-12-24 0.300000 0.449102
2013-12-19 0.260000 0.450763
2012-12-12 0.220000 0.615729
2011-12-12 0.180000 0.442696
2010-12-17 0.150000 0.450586
2009-12-28 0.073333 0.321448
2008-12-18 0.073333 0.443368
2007-12-18 0.073333 0.500908
2006-12-27 0.040000 0.344564
2005-12-28 0.026667 0.305089
2004-12-28 0.017778 0.257883
2003-12-24 0.015802 0.343337
2002-12-23 0.015802 0.331940
2001-12-21 0.012840 0.305894
2000-12-21 0.011852 0.505269
1999-12-22 0.009877 0.615413
1998-12-22 0.006519 0.586710
1997-12-23 0.006584 0.303014
1996-12-24 0.005926 0.521746
1995-12-22 0.004609 0.408754
1994-12-21 0.003687 0.476564
1993-12-06 0.002985 0.604463
1992-12-07 0.002985 0.485729
1991-11-29 0.002963 0.529418
1990-11-27 0.002107 0.969699
1989-12-11 0.001580 1.142675
1988-11-17 0.001580 0.705773
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.57
exDividendDate 2025-12-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005656375
lastDividendValue 0.96
lastDividendDate 2025-12-23
dividendDate 2026-01-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1816473
Address1 5 Paragon Drive
All Time High 186.03
All Time Low 0.131687
Ask 216.75
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 251,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 203,140
Average Volume 203,140
Average Volume10Days 251,040
Beta 0.854
Bid 122.23
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 40.756
City Montvale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 170.46
Current Ratio 2.665
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 170.525
Day Low 168.02
Debt To Equity 12.801
Display Name Balchem
Dividend Date 1,768,867,200
Dividend Yield 0.57
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,785,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,785,600
Earnings Growth 0.188
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.166
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,758,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,758,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,758,600
Ebitda 269,412,000
Ebitda Margins 0.2481
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.466
Enterprise To Revenue 5.078
Enterprise Value 5,513,878,528
Eps Current Year 5.83881
Eps Forward 6.27235
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 172.159
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6989899
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009868725
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 18.16473
Fifty Two Week High 183.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.439987
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07308313
Fifty Two Week Low 142.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.460007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20042259
Fifty Two Week Range 142.0 - 183.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 518,189,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.51
Float Shares 31,686,434
Forward Eps 6.27235
Forward P E 27.176418
Free Cashflow 134,847,504
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,379
Fullday Change 0.7400055
Fullday Change Percent 0.4360155
Fullday Price 170.46
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.36294997
Gross Profits 394,119,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00492
Held Percent Institutions 0.92446
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,878,021
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Last Dividend Value 0.96
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,264,032,000
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty performance ingredients and products for the nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition & Health segment supplies ingredients in the food and beverage industry. Its products include spray dried and emulsified powders, extrusion and agglomeration, blended lipid systems, liquid flavor delivery systems, juice and dairy bases, chocolate systems, and cereal systems, as well as ice cream bases and variegates. This segment offers specialty vitamin K2; microencapsulation solutions for various applications; and human grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products for nutrition and health applications. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment provides microencapsulated products to enhance health and milk production and delivering nutrient supplements in ruminant animals; chelation technology, which offers enhanced nutrient absorption for various species of production and companion animals; methylsulfonylmethane; and choline chloride, a nutrient for monogastric animal health. The Specialty Products segment distributes ethylene oxide and ammonia primarily for use in the health care industry; and single use canisters for sterilizing re-usable devices. This segment also markets and sells propylene oxide, a fumigant to aid in the control of insects and microbiological spoilage, as well as to reduce bacterial and mold contamination in shell and processed nut meats, processed spices, cacao beans, cocoa powder, raisins, figs, and prunes; and chelated minerals for high value crops. It sells its products through sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.
Long Name Balchem Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,433,927,680
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253076
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 164,414,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,363,158,253
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 169.4
Operating Cashflow 219,619,008
Operating Margins 0.20853001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.189
Peg Ratio 3.29
Phone 845 326 5600
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 170.46
Post Market Time 1,792,014,010
Previous Close 169.72
Price Eps Current Year 29.194305
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.1824517
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.004165
Profit Margins 0.15141
Quick Ratio 1.456
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.7400055
Regular Market Change Percent 0.4360155
Regular Market Day High 170.525
Regular Market Day Low 168.02
Regular Market Day Range 168.02 - 170.525
Regular Market Open 169.4
Regular Market Previous Close 169.72
Regular Market Price 170.46
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 232,053
Return On Assets 0.08234999
Return On Equity 0.12793
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 33.906
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 31,878,021
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0155
Shares Short 493,011
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 554,840
Short Name Balchem Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0212
Short Ratio 2.3
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol BCPC
Target High Price 242.0
Target Low Price 165.0
Target Mean Price 209.25
Target Median Price 215.0
Total Cash 63,174,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.982
Total Debt 166,715,008
Total Revenue 1,085,880,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.005656375
Trailing Eps 5.06
Trailing P E 33.687748
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.2598
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 168.36964
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.0903625
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.012415317
Type Disp Equity
Volume 232,053
Website https://www.balchem.com
Zip 7,645