Balchem Corp (BCPC) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Balchem Corp (BCPC) scores 7.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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Balchem Corp (BCPC) has a Lemma Quality Score of 7.4 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which reads as high quality. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.
Set against 77 Materials companies, Balchem Corp lands at the 96th percentile, near the very top of the group. The median across the group is 4.4, and the top quarter begins at 6.2, so Balchem Corp is well above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 6.9 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 74 Materials companies is 4.4, so Balchem Corp is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 81st percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
Balchem Corp’s solvency score is 9.7 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 66 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 92nd percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
On growth, Balchem Corp scores 6.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 3.2 across 57 Materials companies, which places it well above them, at the 82nd percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
Balchem Corp’s efficiency score is 6.7 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.2 among 71 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 84th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
On predictability, Balchem Corp scores 7.6, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 76 Materials companies, which places it well above them, at the 96th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
This is a lopsided profile. Solvency scores 9.7 but growth only 6.0, a gap of 3.7 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Materials companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 7.4 to about 7.2. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Materials companies closest to Balchem Corp in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Balchem Corp scores 7.4 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Balchem Corp ranks at the 96th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Balchem Corp’s 7.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for BCPC are in the app.
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