BalchemBCPC +0.77%94 Days Payable is 35.28 as of Mar. 2026, which is 23% above its 10-year median of 28.62. GuruFocus rates BCPC with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of $177.06 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,559 Chemicals companies, Balchem ranks worse than 76.33% on this metric.
Balchem's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $66 Mil. Balchem's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $170 Mil.
Hence, Balchem's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 35.28.
The historical rank and industry rank for Balchem's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
BCPC'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.15 Med: 28.62 Max: 33.8
Current: 33.8
During the past 13 years, Balchem's highest Days Payable was 33.80. The lowest was 23.15. And the median was 28.62.
BCPC's Days Payable is ranked worse than 76.33% of 1559
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 59.88
vs BCPC: 33.80
Balchem's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (33.93) to Mar. 2026 (35.28).
It may suggest that Balchemdelayed paying its suppliers.
Balchem Days Payable Related Terms
Balchem Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Balchem's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Balchem's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Balchem Days Payable vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Balchem's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Balchem's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Balchem's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Balchem (BCPC) has a Days Payable of 35.28 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Balchem and its competitors. This is 23% above median its historical median of 28.62. Over the past decade, Balchem's Days Payable has ranged from 23.15 to 33.80. According to the industry distribution chart, Balchem ranks #1190 out of 1559 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 76.3%.
Is Balchem's Days Payable too high?
Balchem's current Days Payable of 35.28 is 23% above median its 10-year median of 28.62. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 23.15 to a high of 33.80. The Chemicals industry median Days Payable is 59.88. Balchem's value of 35.28 is 41.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Balchem ranks #1190 out of 1559 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Balchem has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Balchem's Days Payable compare to SXT and PRM?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Balchem ranks #1190 out of 1559 companies for Days Payable. This places Balchem in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 59.88. Balchem's value of 35.28 is 41.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Balchem's own Days Payable has ranged from 23.15 to 33.80 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 28.62 vs. the industry median of 59.88, Balchem has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Chemicals company?
The median Days Payable among Chemicals companies is 59.88, based on 1,559 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Balchem's current Days Payable of 35.28 is 41.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Balchem and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Days Payable is 59.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Balchem's current Days Payable is 35.28, which is 23% above median its own 10-year median of 28.62. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Balchem stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Balchem (BCPC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $177.06, compared to a current price of $170.63 — trading 3.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 35.28, which is 23% above median its 10-year median of 28.62 and 41.1% below the Chemicals industry median of 59.88. Balchem's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Balchem (BCPC), the current Days Payable is 35.28 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Balchem (BCPC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Balchem stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $170.63 is trading 3.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $177.06.
GuruFocus considers Balchem to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BCPC:
Days Payable: 35.28 (23% above median its 10-year median of 28.62)
GF Value™: $177.06 vs. price of $170.63 (3.6% below fair value)
Industry Position: 41.1% below the Chemicals median (#1190 of 1559)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BCPC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Balchem Corp is engaged in the development, manufacture, and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for various industries. The company's reportable segments are; Human Nutrition and Health, which generates maximum revenue, and provides human-grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products through this segment for nutrition and health applications; Animal Nutrition and Health, which provides nutritional products derived from its microencapsulation and chelation technologies in addition to the essential nutrient choline chloride; and the Specialty Products segment includes re-packaging and distributing several performance gases and chemicals. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from the United States and the rest from foreign countries.
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