APD vs ASPI vs BCPC Stock Comparison

Air Products & Chemicals, ASP Isotopes and Balchem Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc.
$2.13 -19.0% 1M -79.5% 1Y
Market cap
$246.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.85M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
BCPC Balchem Corp
$170.40 +1.9% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Balchem leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Balchem 6, Air Products & Chemicals 3, ASP Isotopes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPDASPIBCPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.00B $246.66M $5.39B APD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,480x -2.1x 31.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x — 33.1x APD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +573.4% +9.4% ASPI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.4% -380.3% 15.4% BCPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -28.6% 12.1% BCPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 2.1x 0.3x BCPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.5% -79.5% +10.9% APD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr — +2.2%/yr BCPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 98.9% 20.9% BCPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 26/100 67/100 BCPC

Percentile Scorecard

APDASPIBCPC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPDASPIBCPC
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 9 #86 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 42 #54 of 92 20 #74 of 92 85 #15 of 92
Profitability 49 #44 of 86 7 #80 of 86 89 #10 of 86
Financial Health 20 #75 of 93 67 #31 of 93 87 #13 of 93
Shareholder Returns 64 #26 of 71 – 41 #42 of 71
Overall 39 26 67
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ASPI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • BCPC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPDASPIBCPCSPY
1 month +11.6%-19.0%+1.9% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%-46.5%+4.7% +3.7%
6 months +3.8%-59.5%+5.4% +7.1%
Year to date +26.1%-60.2%+11.1% +12.8%
1 year +25.5%-79.5%+10.9% +11.9%
3 years +11.0%+97.2%+47.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+25.4%+13.8% +22.8%
5 years +3.9%—+11.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%—+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +132.9%—+125.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.8%—+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPDASPIBCPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%98.9%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%99.5%19.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.073.860.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.97-0.800.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.8%-88.6%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-80.2%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $314.19$10.76$183.26 $779.14
52-week low $230.76$1.95$147.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPDASPIBCPC
P/E now vs peer median -1,468xmedian 21.0x -2.2xmedian 21.0x 31.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.4x 9.0xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 90.3xmedian 12.9x -0.9xmedian 12.9x 19.8xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -230.2xmedian 15.5x -3.3xmedian 15.5x 30.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 55.50median 1.68 0.06median 1.68 1.68median 1.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPDASPIBCPC
Revenue $12.60B $30.85M $1.11B
Gross profit $4.04B $5.65M $404.38M
Operating income -$593.10M -$99.07M $229.57M
Net income -$19.70M -$117.34M $170.85M
Free cash flow -$301.40M -$83.58M $178.00M
R&D $90.80M $22.04M $20.81M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-0.96 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $980.50M $219.60M $66.26M
Total debt $17.48B $59.77M $145.94M
Shares (diluted) 222.80M 122.72M 32.03M
Enterprise value $65.19B -$740.05M $5.11B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPDASPIBCPC
P/E -1,468x -2.2x 31.6x
P/FCF -230.2x -3.3x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x -4.1x 24.2x
P/S 5.5x 9.0x 4.9x
P/B 4.2x 1.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 90.3x -0.9x 19.8x
EV/EBIT -144.8x -0.8x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 2.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF -285.0x -1.0x 30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x -1.2x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 55.50 0.06 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPDASPIBCPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 573.4% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 2,420% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 214.3% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.7% -200.2% 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -105.1% 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -101.2% -17.1% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -119.1% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -103.1% 30.3% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -37.1% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% -244.7% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -151.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.5% -182.5% 10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -123.3% 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPDASPIBCPC
Gross margin 32.1% 18.3% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 7.5% -303.3% 25.1%
Operating margin -4.7% -321.1% 20.7%
Pretax margin -0.7% -443.4% 19.9%
Net margin -0.4% -380.3% 15.4%
FCF margin -2.4% -270.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% -219.8% 20.2%
Return on equity 0.0% -40.9% 13.0%
Return on assets 0.0% -20.2% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -28.6% 12.1%
Return on capital employed -1.6% -19.4% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -232.0x 0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 60.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPDASPIBCPC
Debt / assets 43.2% 10.4% 8.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 2.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF -58.0x -0.7x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 52.0% 22.1%
Equity / assets 41.0% 48.0% 77.9%
Interest coverage -2.7x -25.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.58 -0.20 10.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPDASPIBCPC
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -8,114% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -530.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPDASPIBCPC
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 – 33.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.01FY2026 $-0.45FY2026 $5.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 – +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.03BFY2026 $24.34MFY2026 $1.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +189.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPDASPIBCPC
Held by institutions 91.2% 50.3% 90.5%
Institutions holding 1,773 187 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +3.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 745 113 193
Institutions selling 723 53 162
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.13 1.19

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APDASPIBCPC
APD 1.00 0.03 0.19
ASPI 0.03 1.00 0.06
BCPC 0.19 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APD, ASPI and BCPC?

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $70.00B, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) $246.66M, Balchem (BCPC) $5.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

ASP Isotopes (ASPI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) +573.4%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Balchem (BCPC) has the highest net margin (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -380.3%, Balchem (BCPC) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Balchem (BCPC) leads (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.0%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -28.6%, Balchem (BCPC) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Air Products & Chemicals (APD) returned the most: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +25.5%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -79.5%, Balchem (BCPC) +10.9%. Over five years, Balchem (BCPC) compounded fastest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +0.8%/yr, Balchem (BCPC) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.02%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 0.00%, Balchem (BCPC) 0.00%. ASP Isotopes (ASPI) and Balchem (BCPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Balchem (BCPC) has been the steadiest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 26.2%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 98.9%, Balchem (BCPC) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APD, ASPI and BCPC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Balchem (BCPC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.