Balchem (BCPC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.49
- Estimate
- $1.43
- Surprise
- +4.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $284.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.9 → 5.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Balchem (BCPC) beat the $1.43 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.49 — a clear 4.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.9/10) to Buy (Wait) at 5.9/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BCPC Hold at 5.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.6% surprise compares with a +3.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-20.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Wide economic moat
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 5.9%
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Reward/Risk 1.2:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $167.89
- Price target
- $177.86
- Stop
- $161.49
- Upside to target
- +5.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.2:1
The stock trades at 33.0× trailing but 26.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-26 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BCPC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Market cap
- $5.35B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.0
- 52-week range
- $139.17–$183.90
- Off 52-week high
- 8.7%
- RSI (14)
- 40
- Volume vs avg
- 0.99×
- Score today
- 5.9/10