Balchem (BCPC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.57
- Estimate
- $1.54
- Surprise
- +1.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $290.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Balchem (BCPC) beat the $1.54 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.57 — a modest 1.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.0/10) to Sell at 5.5/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BCPC Buy (Wait) at 5.6/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.7% surprise compares with a +2.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-19.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 5.3%
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Negative momentum
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
- $172.35
- Entry target
- $168.05
- Price target
- $181.47
- Stop
- $160.80
- Upside to target
- +5.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.9:1
The stock trades at 32.7× trailing but 27.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-13 — 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
- $5.52B
- P/E (fwd)
- 27.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 32.7
- 52-week range
- $147.18–$186.15
- Off 52-week high
- 7.4%
- RSI (14)
- 44
- Volume vs avg
- 0.55×
- Score today
- 5.6/10