Balchem (BCPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Balchem (BCPC) posted Operating Margin of 20.85% for Q2 2026, up 0.72 percentage points from 20.14% a year earlier and up 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Balchem (BCPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Balchem was 20.42%, up 0.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.18%, up 1.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +4.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Balchem's Operating Margin was 19.18% in FY2024 (+1.92 pp), 17.26% in FY2023 (+1.85 pp), 15.41% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp) and 15.96% in FY2021 (+0.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 5.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 2.67 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 20.55% (Q1 2026), 19.84% (Q4 2025) and 20.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 32.29% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 28.51% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Balchem | 5.27 Bn | 5.00 Bn | 103.68 Mn | 20.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.85% |
| 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% |
API Access
Balchem Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BCPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=BCPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();