Balchem PE ratio BCPC
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 34.8×
- 10-year median
- 41.0×
- Against its 10-year history
- 16th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 24.5× to 58.7×
- Peer median
- 27.3×
Balchem's PE ratio is 34.8× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $177.00 against $5.31 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is below its ten-year median of 41.0×, lower than on 84% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 24.5× in Dec 2018 to 58.7× in Dec 2021.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 27.3×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 34.8× | 32.2× | 39.6× |
| 2025 | 34.5× | 32.9× | 44.7× |
| 2024 | 44.4× | 41.6× | 51.1× |
| 2023 | 46.6× | 36.1× | 46.6× |
| 2022 | 36.5× | 36.1× | 55.4× |
| 2021 | 58.7× | 42.0× | 58.7× |
| 2020 | 45.2× | 34.5× | 45.6× |
| 2019 | 40.8× | 25.6× | 43.7× |
| 2018 | 25.4× | 24.5× | 41.2× |
| 2017 | 40.5× | 38.0× | 49.5× |
| 2016 | 48.2× | 27.6× | 50.3× |
| 2015 | 30.4× | 28.0× | 44.6× |
| 2014 | 47.1× | 34.4× | 48.6× |
| 2013 | 40.8× | 28.1× | 41.3× |
| 2012 | 27.8× | 22.1× | 29.0× |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Balchem's size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| BCPCBalchem | 34.8× |
| HXLHexcel | 40.0× |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 40.6× |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 16.9× |
| ESIElement Solutions | 44.9× |
| CBTCabot | 20.8× |
| AVNTAvient | 22.2× |
| ALBAlbemarle | 347× |
| WDFCWD 40 | 32.3× |
| FULFuller H B | 13.8× |
| IOSPInnospec | 20.1× |
| Peer median | 27.3× |
Where Balchem ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.