Balchem (BCPC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Balchem (BCPC) posted Operating Margin of 21.48% for Q3 2026, up 1.08 percentage points from 20.40% a year earlier and up 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Balchem (BCPC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Balchem was 20.70%, up 0.53 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 Q3 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 14 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 20.85% (Q2 2026), 20.55% (Q1 2026) and 19.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 28.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Balchem | 5.52 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 105.71 Mn | 21.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.48% |
| 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% |
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Balchem Operating Margin API
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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();