ICL vs GRO vs BCPC Stock Comparison

Icl, Brazil Potash and Balchem Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.81 -6.4% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.69 -28.4% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$79.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
BCPC Balchem Corp
$170.62 +1.6% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Icl leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Icl 5, Balchem 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICLGROBCPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.35B $79.25M $5.35B ICL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x -0.9x 31.3x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x — 33.1x ICL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% — +9.4% ICL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% — 15.4% BCPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -33.2% +8.9% BCPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr — +2.4%/yr BCPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 78.7% 20.7% BCPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 33/100 67/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

ICLGROBCPC

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

AxisICLGROBCPC
Valuation 98 #3 of 94 12 #83 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 47 #49 of 92 53 #44 of 92 86 #14 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 89 6 #84 of 89 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health – 93 #8 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 70 0 #70 of 70 41 #42 of 70
Overall 82 33 67
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GRO 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

PeriodICLGROBCPCSPY
1 month -6.4%-28.4%+1.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.8%-17.6%+3.5% +3.5%
6 months -13.2%-50.7%-2.6% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%-10.6%+11.3% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%-33.2%+8.9% +13.0%
3 years 0.0%—+48.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year 0.0%—+14.0% +23.1%
5 years -44.1%—+12.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.0%—+2.4% +11.0%
10 years +30.7%—+127.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—+8.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureICLGROBCPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%78.7%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%79.2%19.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.550.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.420.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-90.5%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-56.6%-6.9% -1.8%
52-week high $6.82$3.89$183.26 $779.14
52-week low $4.70$1.69$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.

MultipleICLGROBCPC
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 21.6x -0.8xmedian 21.6x 31.7xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 12.4x 19.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 15.8x -3.7xmedian 15.8x 30.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 1.66 —median 1.66 1.68median 1.66

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 monthsICLGROBCPC
Revenue $7.71B – $1.11B
Gross profit $2.36B – $404.38M
Operating income $715.00M -$95.57M $229.57M
Net income $654.00M -$28.15M $170.85M
Free cash flow $1.19B -$24.85M $178.00M
R&D – – $20.81M
EPS (diluted) $0.54 $-2.04 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $496.00M $75.71M $66.26M
Total debt – – $145.94M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 42.49M 32.03M
Enterprise value $3.04B -$56.06M $5.07B

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
MetricICLGROBCPC
P/E 9.0x -0.8x 31.7x
P/FCF 5.2x -3.7x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.2x 24.3x
P/S 0.8x – 4.9x
P/B – 0.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book – 0.4x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 19.8x
EV/EBIT 8.0x -0.2x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 5.0x
EV/FCF 4.8x -0.6x 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.2x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 – 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICLGROBCPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% – 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% – 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.7% -3.3% 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% – 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.7% 57.9% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.4% 27.7% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.4% – 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.5% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% -1.1% 10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICLGROBCPC
Gross margin 30.6% – 36.5%
EBITDA margin – – 25.1%
Operating margin 9.3% – 20.7%
Pretax margin 9.9% – 19.9%
Net margin 9.0% – 15.4%
FCF margin 15.4% – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 20.2%
Return on equity – -47.7% 13.0%
Return on assets – -43.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – – 12.1%
Return on capital employed – -48.5% 15.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICLGROBCPC
Debt / assets – – 8.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 5.4% 22.1%
Equity / assets – 94.6% 77.9%
Interest coverage – -94.7x –
Current ratio – 42.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 41.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 41.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 10.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICLGROBCPC
Dividend yield 13.1% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -69.7% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 13.1% -69.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusICLGROBCPC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 – 33.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $-0.49FY2026 $5.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 – +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.47BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $1.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 – +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% – +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICLGROBCPC
Held by institutions 13.7% – 90.5%
Institutions holding 221 – 417
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.5% – +1.5%
Institutions buying 140 – 193
Institutions selling 56 – 162
Buyers to sellers 2.50 – 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.

ICLGROBCPC
ICL 1.00 0.20 0.02
GRO 0.20 1.00 0.02
BCPC 0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICL, GRO and BCPC?

Icl (ICL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icl (ICL) $6.35B, Brazil Potash (GRO) $79.25M, Balchem (BCPC) $5.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICL, GRO and BCPC?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Icl (ICL) 9.2x, Brazil Potash (GRO) -0.9x, Balchem (BCPC) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Icl (ICL) is cheapest (Icl (ICL) 12.0x, Balchem (BCPC) 33.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Icl (ICL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Icl (ICL) +10.9%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Balchem (BCPC) has the highest net margin (Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Balchem (BCPC) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Balchem (BCPC) returned the most: Icl (ICL) -26.7%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -33.2%, Balchem (BCPC) +8.9%. Over five years, Balchem (BCPC) compounded fastest (Icl (ICL) -11.0%/yr, Balchem (BCPC) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Balchem (BCPC) has been the steadiest (Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 78.7%, Balchem (BCPC) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICL, GRO 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, Icl (ICL) leads on 5. 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.