Balchem (BCPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Balchem (BCPC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.91% for Q1 2026, up 72.0% year-over-year from 8.09% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 13.98% in Q4 2025.
Balchem (BCPC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.91% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 72.0% year-over-year to 13.91% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.91% (up 72.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.39%, up 159.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed steadied at 13.91% in Q1 2026 per BCPC's latest filing, from 13.98% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.98% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 9.35% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.54% (2024), against an average of 11.69%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 325 bps; it then surged 199 bps in 2024.
- Tracing BCPC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.75% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 10.96% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 12.8% in 2024, then rose by 9 bps to 13.98% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 13.91% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BCPC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 13.91% (Q1 2026), 13.98% (Q4 2025), and 13.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Balchem | 4.98 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 101.08 Mn | 13.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.13% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.35% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.65% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.88% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.52% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.36% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.88% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.09% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.50% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.74% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.36% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.83% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.84% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.94% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.93% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.85% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 21.26% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 21.51% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.18% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.23% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.64% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 27.85% |