BALCHEM CORP
BCPC · Chemicals & Allied Products · 32.1M shares · -0%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$12M (gross $4M, SBC $16M)
Reference price $153.07 · est. market cap ~$4.9B — last insider sale, 2025-12-04 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
A85Durable specialty-ingredients franchise compounding sales and earnings with top-decile margins and returns.
Strengths
- Net margin 14.9% (100th) and operating margin 20.2% (90.9th); ROA 100th pct; earnings up 20.5% on 8.8% sales growth
- Differentiated, IP-protected nutrition/choline portfolio with pricing power, aided by EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese choline
Risks
- ROE 12.3% only good (83rd), not extreme, reflecting a large equity/goodwill base; ROA absolute level modest
- Input-cost, FX, and concentrated-facility manufacturing exposure
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Customer concentration~14% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 5 % Earnings from operations $ 209,326 $ 182,909 $ 26,417 14
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
35.7%
Operating margin
20.2%
Net margin
14.9%
Return on equity
12.3%
Return on assets
9.2%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
2.7%
Net-income growth
20.5%
Current ratio
2.1×
EBITDA
$255M
Tangible book value
$308M
Cash & investments
$75M
Stock comp / revenue
1.7%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 165 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 302 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 116 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Boned Frederic | Tax withheld | 203 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 70 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Miyata Hatsuki | Tax withheld | 181 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 58 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-12 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 844 | $177.49 |
| 2026-02-11 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 9.4K | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Graham George | Grant | 700 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Backus William A. | Grant | 490 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 430 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 865 | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Boned Frederic | Grant | 2.9K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Boned Frederic | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Boned Frederic | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 1.9K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 991 | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Miyata Hatsuki | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Miyata Hatsuki | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Miyata Hatsuki | Tax withheld | 877 | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 3.6K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 4.7K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Wineinger Matthew David | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | VICENTE MONICA | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Rigaud Olivier | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Knutson Daniel E | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Fish Kathleen B | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Fischer David B | Grant | 870 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Backus William A. | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 756 | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 940 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 2.4K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $178.68 |
| 2026-02-11 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 7.3K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 18K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 322 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 3.2K | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 863 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 373 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Miyata Hatsuki | Tax withheld | 343 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Boned Frederic | Tax withheld | 430 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 416 | $173.16 |
| 2026-02-08 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 258 | $173.16 |
| 2025-12-04 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Option exercise | 6.0K | $60.85 |
| 2025-12-04 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Sell | 4.2K | $153.07 |
| 2025-12-04 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Sell | 1.8K | $153.80 |
| 2025-12-03 | Fischer David B | Option exercise | 2.6K | $84.09 |
| 2025-12-03 | Fischer David B | Option exercise | 3.4K | $74.57 |
| 2025-12-03 | Fischer David B | Sell | 6.0K | $153.91 |
| 2025-12-03 | Fischer David B | Sell | 2.0K | $154.15 |
| 2025-11-11 | Reid Martin Luther | Sell | 1.2K | $154.44 |
| 2025-10-31 | Boned Frederic | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $153.39 |
| 2025-10-20 | Graham George | Grant | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Miyata Hatsuki | Tax withheld | 483 | $148.82 |
| 2025-04-01 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 383 | $167.24 |
| 2025-02-13 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 964 | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 2.9K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Backus William A. | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 5.4K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 2.8K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 22K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 11K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 964 | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 2.9K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 22K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 11K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Sestrick Michael Robert | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Sestrick Michael Robert | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 5.4K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 2.8K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Backus William A. | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $163.14 |
| 2025-02-12 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 410 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Boned Frederic | Grant | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Rigaud Olivier | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Fischer David B | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Wineinger Matthew David | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Fish Kathleen B | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Knutson Daniel E | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | VICENTE MONICA | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | VICENTE MONICA | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Wineinger Matthew David | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Fischer David B | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Fish Kathleen B | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Knutson Daniel E | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 6.6K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Grant | 410 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Rigaud Olivier | Grant | 980 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Tignor Michael Brent | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Miyata Hatsuki | Grant | 1.8K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Reid Martin Luther | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Backus William A. | Grant | 550 | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 2.4K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Miyata Hatsuki | Grant | 1.8K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Grant | 2.4K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Boned Frederic | Grant | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Harris Theodore L | Grant | 6.6K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Backus William A. | Grant | 550 | — |
| 2025-02-10 | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Tax withheld | 258 | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Tignor Michael Brent | Tax withheld | 334 | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Reid Martin Luther | Tax withheld | 319 | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Bengtsson Carl Martin | Tax withheld | 777 | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Harris Theodore L | Tax withheld | 3.1K | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Sestrick Michael Robert | Tax withheld | 305 | $159.39 |
| 2025-02-10 | Backus William A. | Tax withheld | 310 | $159.39 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-18 | 0001140361-26-025971 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-30 | 2026-03-31 | 0000009326-26-000018 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | 0000009326-26-000016 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-20 | 2025-12-31 | 0000009326-26-000007 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | 0000009326-26-000004 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-12 | 0001140361-26-006184 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-10 | 2025-12-09 | 0001140361-25-045137 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-21 | 0000009326-25-000019 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-21 | 2025-09-30 | 0000009326-25-000022 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-07-31 | 2025-06-30 | 0000009326-25-000014 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 0000009326-25-000012 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-20 | 2025-06-18 | 0001140361-25-023176 ↗ |