Balchem Corporation (BCPC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Balchem Corporation stock $161, price $174, that is 7.7% below the price, quality 71 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $111.06 – $183.26 · fair‑value band $116.80 – $209.34 · the $174.43 price screens above the $161.02 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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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.
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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.
Stock analysis
Balchem Corporation (BCPC) currently trades at $174.43, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $161.02, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 8.3%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $101.47 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the $174.43 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $55.47, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $116.80 (bear) to $209.34 (bull), the price of $174.43 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 71/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Balchem Corporation reported revenue of $1.0B in FY2025 versus $799M in FY2021, a compound +6.7%/yr. Reported net income was $155M in FY2025, compounding +12.7%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $5.6B Mid · P/E ratio 32.9 · P/S ratio 5.07 · EPS (TTM) $5.30 · Dividend yield 0.6% · Net margin 15.4% · Return on equity 13.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 10.8% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 64 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 5% below its 52-week high and 19% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −43% fair-value upside, at −8%, BCPC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$116.80Fair Value $161.02Bull$209.34
Price $174.43 · Downside -7.7%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($3.71 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.80/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+8.8%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+3.2%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.1%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.5% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+14.2%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+12.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+12.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.6%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.12.8% vs 10.5%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.16% → 21%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+18.1%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+5.8%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +15.3% a year for the price and +3.4% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (91 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Patented nutrition ingredients provide science-driven growth potential, yet unclear durable advantages and slower traditional chemical markets constrain overall business quality.
Main risk: Cheaper choline chloride imports from Chinese producers could squeeze prices and margins in the animal nutrition segment despite existing anti-dumping duties in the EU.
Bull case: By expanding its science-backed human nutrition portfolio with clinical validation the company could shift its mix toward higher-margin branded ingredients and reduce exposure to commodity choline competition.
Bear case: If regulatory pressures on ethylene oxide intensify or Chinese competition erodes animal nutrition volumes without offsetting growth elsewhere the company could face sustained margin pressure and slower overall expansion.
Balchem strengthens its human nutrition segment with patented ingredients backed by clinical studies on cardiovascular health and brain function. These branded offerings sit alongside its specialty chemicals operations, creating a mix of science-driven growth potential and exposure to slower traditional markets. Will the evidence-based products generate outsized returns, or will they require ongoing investment that dilutes overall margins?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Chemicals · 727 stocks
Beats the industry median on 6/15 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score71 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−7.7% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)13.0% · Top 25%
Return on assets9.1% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)15.4% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)21.5% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)8.6% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)0.6% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.13× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Chemicals median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)32.9× · Pricier than median
P/B4.47× · Priciest 25%
P/S (12 months)5.07× · Priciest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)32.5× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Balchem Corporation (BCPC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $161.02 versus a price of $174.43, about 8% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of BCPC?
Our model-based fair value for Balchem Corporation is $161.02 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $174.43.
What is the quality score of BCPC?
Balchem Corporation has a Quality Score of 71/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $161.02 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $116.80, optimistic scenario $209.34. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Balchem Corporation stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $161.02, about 8% lower versus a price of $174.43 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $116.80, optimistic scenario $209.34. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Balchem Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $1.1B (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Balchem Corporation pay a dividend?
Balchem Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of 0.55% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 8, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Balchem Corporation (BCPC) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Balchem Corporation pays a dividend of $0.96 per share a year, a dividend yield of 0.6%. The last ex-dividend date was Dec 23, 2025. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 1986. The payout ratio is 18.1% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 5.66 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Balchem Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by +18.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +8.1 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of BCPC use?
Our models discount Balchem Corporation at 9.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.85, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Balchem Corporation that is +18.1 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Balchem Corporation (BCPC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Balchem Corporation grew +8.1 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +18.1 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Balchem Corporation (BCPC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Balchem Corporation (+18.1 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.08 %: that much free cash flow Balchem Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Balchem Corporation it is $161.02 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $174.43. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Balchem Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, BCPC trades above its calculated fair value: price $174.43, fair value $161.02, a gap of about −8% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of BCPC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($174.43); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($161.02). For Balchem Corporation the two are $13.41 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Balchem Corporation worth?
The market values Balchem Corporation at about $5.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $174.43; our models calculate a fair value of $161.02 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about BCPC?
Our models span a range for Balchem Corporation: cautious scenario $116.80, base $161.02, optimistic $209.34 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $174.43). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of BCPC?
Balchem Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.9 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $161.02 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2023 ex one-offs: 41.5. Other multiples: PEG 3.3, P/B 4.5, P/S 5.1, EV/EBITDA 20.6.
What is the PEG ratio of BCPC?
The PEG ratio of Balchem Corporation is 3.27 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 8, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Balchem Corporation (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 13.0%, debt of 0.13 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 71/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is BCPC from its 52-week high?
Balchem Corporation trades at $174.43, about 5% below its 52-week high of $183.26 and 19% above the low of $146.46 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $161.02 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Balchem Corporation?
From the same area (Basic Materials) we also value Linde plc, Ecolab Inc, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Balchem Corporation stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $174.43, calculated fair value $161.02 (−8%), Quality Score 71/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of BCPC calculated?
We run Balchem Corporation through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $161.02 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Balchem Corporation itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $174.43. Our model-based fair value is $161.02, about 8% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Balchem Corporation right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the upper half of our model range, so the margin of safety is thin. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Balchem Corporation (BCPC) come from?
Earnings per share at Balchem Corporation grew +9.4 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +6.2 %, EBIT margin +1.9 %, tax rate +1.5 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Balchem Corporation
How large is the market capitalisation of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The market capitalisation of Balchem Corporation is $5.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Balchem Corporation is 5.07 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Earnings per share at Balchem Corporation are $5.30 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 32.9). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The dividend yield of Balchem Corporation is 0.6% (payout 18.1%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The net margin of Balchem Corporation is 15.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Balchem Corporation is 13.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Balchem Corporation is 10.8% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
The operating margin of Balchem Corporation is 21.5% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Revenue at Balchem Corporation is growing +8.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +3.2%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Balchem Corporation (BCPC)?
Earnings per share at Balchem Corporation are growing +17.7% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Balchem Corporation (BCPC) carry?
The net debt of Balchem Corporation is $117M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 0.7 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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