Balchem (BCPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Balchem (BCPC) reported Operating Margin of 20.55% for Q1 2026, up 18.0% year-over-year from 17.41% in Q1 2025, and up 3.59% on a QoQ basis from 19.84% in Q4 2025.
Balchem (BCPC) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 20.55% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 20.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.23% (up 30.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.18%, up 100.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 20.55% in Q1 2026 per BCPC's latest filing, from 19.84% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 20.55% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 13.77% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 18.97% (2023), against an average of 18.16%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin slumped 267 bps; it then jumped 520 bps in 2023.
- Tracing BCPC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.32% in 2022, then rose by 17 bps to 16.76% in 2023, then rose by 18 bps to 19.77% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 19.84% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 20.55% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BCPC Operating Margin figures stand at 20.55% (Q1 2026), 19.84% (Q4 2025), and 20.4% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 10 | Balchem | 4.98 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 101.08 Mn | 20.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.12% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 16.47% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.06% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.20% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.41% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.34% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 16.86% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 16.65% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.46% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.56% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 16.88% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.52% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.30% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.88% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 16.48% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 17.47% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 16.81% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.36% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.28% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.60% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.75% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.49% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 15.53% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -32.37% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.38% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 19.95% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.74% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.78% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 21.62% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 18.76% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.95% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -32.52% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 20.39% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 18.82% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 28.46% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 20.24% |