Balchem (BCPC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Balchem (BCPC) reported FCF Margin of 19.72% for Q3 2026, up 0.78 percentage points from 18.94% a year earlier and up 7.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Balchem (BCPC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Balchem's FCF Margin came in at 16.05%, up 0.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 16.69%, up 1.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +0.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 15.34% in FY2024 (-0.47 pp), 15.81% in FY2023 (+6.41 pp), 9.40% in FY2022 (-6.01 pp) and 15.41% in FY2021 (-1.17 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.63 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 12.52 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 19.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 12.61% (Q2 2026), 12.49% (Q1 2026) and 19.37% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 18.90% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.63% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 14.22% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 16.63% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.65% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 9.44% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 12.40% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Balchem | 5.52 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 105.71 Mn | 19.72% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.72% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.85% |
Balchem FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "BCPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=BCPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();