---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000009326-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCPC"
cik: "0000009326"
company_name: "BALCHEM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:37:22.531434+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Balchem reports record Q4 net sales $263.6M, adjusted EPS $1.31; full year revenue tops $1B for first time

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $263.6M (+9.8% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.21 vs $1.03; adjusted EPS $1.31 vs $1.13.
- Full year revenue $1.037B (record, +8.8%); GAAP net earnings $154.8M (+20.5%); adjusted EBITDA $274.9M (+9.8%).
- Record free cash flow $173.6M; CEO cites double-digit dividend increase for 2025.
- All three segments delivered sales and earnings growth in Q4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000009326-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCPC
- cik: 0000009326
- company_name: BALCHEM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000000932626000004/0000009326-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9326/000000932626000004/bcpc-20260220.htm

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