NTR vs UAN vs BCPC Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Cvr Partners and Balchem Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.36 -4.0% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.34B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win
UAN Cvr Partners, Lp
$124.08 +0.5% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$676.86M
Div. yield
0.10%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
8 wins
BCPC Balchem Corp
$168.70 +0.5% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cvr Partners leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cvr Partners 8, Balchem 2, Nutrien 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRUANBCPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.34B $1.31B $5.26B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 8.2x 30.8x UAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 6.8x 32.8x UAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +17.5% +9.4% UAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 23.7% 15.4% UAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 21.2% 12.1% UAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x 0.3x BCPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +34.7% +9.2% UAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +9.5%/yr +1.9%/yr UAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 41.6% 20.7% BCPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 68/100 UAN

Percentile Scorecard

NTRUANBCPC

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

AxisNTRUANBCPC
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 80 #20 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 56 #41 of 91 61 #36 of 91 87 #13 of 91
Profitability 77 #21 of 86 97 #4 of 86 85 #14 of 86
Financial Health 79 #21 of 95 52 #46 of 95 89 #11 of 95
Shareholder Returns 38 #44 of 70 62 #27 of 70 44 #40 of 70
Overall 68 70 68
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • UAN 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

PeriodNTRUANBCPCSPY
1 month -4.0%+0.5%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%+2.4%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%-7.6%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date +12.4%+21.1%+10.0% +12.9%
1 year +20.6%+34.7%+9.2% +12.3%
3 years +25.0%+58.6%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%+16.6%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years -1.1%+57.1%+10.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.2%+9.5%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years —+146.2%+125.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.4%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTRUANBCPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%41.6%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%44.0%19.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.660.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.830.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-64.4%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-10.7%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $83.94$139.00$183.26 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$91.76$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.

MultipleNTRUANBCPC
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 22.0x 8.2xmedian 22.0x 31.3xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.4x 6.3xmedian 12.4x 19.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 15.1x 9.1xmedian 15.1x 30.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 1.66 -0.67median 1.66 1.66median 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 monthsNTRUANBCPC
Revenue $28.21B $676.86M $1.11B
Gross profit $8.75B $226.97M $404.38M
Operating income $5.49B $190.21M $229.57M
Net income $5.57B $160.22M $170.85M
Free cash flow $6.28B $144.60M $178.00M
R&D – – $20.81M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $15.16 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $137.46M $66.26M
Total debt $11.39B $568.96M $145.94M
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 10.57M 32.03M
Enterprise value $30.17B $821.83M $4.99B

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
MetricNTRUANBCPC
P/E 15.1x 8.2x 31.3x
P/FCF 5.3x 9.1x 30.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 6.2x 24.0x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 4.8x
P/B 1.3x 3.8x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.8x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 6.3x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 9.2x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.6x 4.9x
EV/FCF 7.0x 12.1x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 8.2x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 -0.67 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRUANBCPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 17.5% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -4.5% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 52.7% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -8.6% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 61.7% 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -10.6% 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% 82.2% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -12.3% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% 82.2% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -12.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 18.3% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -8.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% 2.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -15.4% 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRUANBCPC
Gross margin 31.0% 33.5% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 40.7% 25.1%
Operating margin 19.5% 28.1% 20.7%
Pretax margin 13.7% 23.7% 19.9%
Net margin 7.9% 23.7% 15.4%
FCF margin 22.3% 21.4% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 31.3% 20.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 48.6% 13.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 15.4% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 21.2% 12.1%
Return on capital employed – 20.4% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRUANBCPC
Debt / assets 21.3% 53.8% 8.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 67.2% 22.1%
Equity / assets 48.4% 32.8% 77.9%
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio – 3.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 2.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 10.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRUANBCPC
Dividend yield 3.2% 11.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 11.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 81.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 73.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -27.9% –

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.

ConsensusNTRUANBCPC
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 6.8xFY2027 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $18.31FY2027 $5.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $817.69MFY2027 $1.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% – +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRUANBCPC
Held by institutions 63.7% 53.6% 90.5%
Institutions holding 727 70 417
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -1.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 367 37 193
Institutions selling 236 14 162
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.64 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.

NTRUANBCPC
NTR 1.00 0.32 0.03
UAN 0.32 1.00 0.00
BCPC 0.03 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, UAN and BCPC?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.34B, Cvr Partners (UAN) $1.31B, Balchem (BCPC) $5.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, UAN and BCPC?

Cvr Partners (UAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 8.2x, Balchem (BCPC) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Partners (UAN) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.7x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 6.8x, Balchem (BCPC) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Partners (UAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +17.5%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 23.7%, Balchem (BCPC) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 21.2%, Balchem (BCPC) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Partners (UAN) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +34.7%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.2%. Over five years, Cvr Partners (UAN) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr, Cvr Partners (UAN) +9.5%/yr, Balchem (BCPC) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nutrien (NTR) 0.00%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 0.10%, Balchem (BCPC) 0.00%. Nutrien (NTR) and Balchem (BCPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Balchem (BCPC) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 41.6%, Balchem (BCPC) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, UAN 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, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads on 8. 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.