Balchem vs Sensient Technologies
Sensient Technologies reported revenue of $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.6 times Balchem's $1.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Balchem's revenue grew 8.8% in its latest year, and Sensient Technologies' grew 3.5%. Balchem had an operating margin of 20.2%, against 12.8% at Sensient Technologies. Free cash flow was $173 million at Balchem and $38 million at Sensient Technologies.
Side by side
| Balchem | Sensient Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.0B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | 8.8% | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.1% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 35.7% | 33.5% |
| Operating margin | 20.2% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | 14.9% | 8.3% |
| Free cash flow | $173M | $38M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.7% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | — | 8.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 2.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $136M | $70M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.3% | 0.5% |
| Last close | $170.62 | $131.45 |
| P/E at the last close | 32.1× | 35.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.3 million | bought $291,167, sold $234.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Balchem and Sensient Technologies pages.