Balchem (BCPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Balchem's (BCPC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.91% in Q1 2026, up 72.0% year-on-year from 8.09% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 13.98% in Q4 2025.

Balchem (BCPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Balchem (BCPC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.91% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 72.0% year-over-year to 13.91% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.91%, a 72.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.39%, up 159.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.91%, roughly flat from 13.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BCPC reached as high as 13.98% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 9.35% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.69% across 5 years, with a median of 11.54% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 325 bps in 2023 and surged 199 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.75% in 2022, then grew by 12 bps to 10.96% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 12.8% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 13.98% in 2025, then fell by 0 bps to 13.91% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 13.91% in Q1 2026, 13.98% in Q4 2025, and 13.25% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.03%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Balchem 5.22 Bn 5.14 Bn 101.08 Mn 13.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%