Balchem Executive Compensation (FY25)
BCPC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 26, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 22, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Ted Harris: $6,872,769 → $7,894,874 (14.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.8% → 98.0% (4.2 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Balchem's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ted Harris, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $7,894,874 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,872,769 reported for fiscal 2024, Harris' total was 14.9% higher.
What was Balchem's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Balchem's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ashland Global Corp., Avient Corp., Cabot Corp., Celsius Holdings and CSW Industrials, among others.
What is Balchem's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 135:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $58,406.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Harris Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
C. Martin Bengtsson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frederic Boned Senior Vice President and General Manager, Human Nutrition and Health | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Hatsuki Miyata Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Harris Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
C. Martin Bengtsson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frederic Boned Senior Vice President and General Manager, Human Nutrition and Health | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hatsuki Miyata Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Harris Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
C. Martin Bengtsson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hatsuki Miyata Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frederic Boned Senior Vice President and General Manager, Human Nutrition and Health | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
M. Brent Tignor Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Tignor | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/12/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2033 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Hatsuki Miyata | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/12/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2033 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Frederic Boned | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/12/2035 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2034 | |
| Ted Harris | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 9/15/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 9/15/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 9/15/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/12/2035 | |
| Martin Bengtsson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/8/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/12/2035 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Wineinger | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel Knutson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathleen Fish Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Olivier Rigaud | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Fischer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Monica Vicente | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Theodore Harris served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Ashland Global Corp. symbol not shown
- Avient Corp. AVNT
- Cabot Corp. CBT
- Celsius Holdings CELH
- CSW Industrials CSW
- Element Solutions ESI
- FMC Corp. FMC
- H.B. Fuller Co. FUL
- Hain Celestial Group HAIN
- Hexcel HXL
- Ingevity Corp. NGVT
- Innospec Inc. IOSP
- J&J Snack Foods Corp. JJSF
- MGP Ingredients MGPI
- Minerals Technologies MTX
- Quaker Chemical Corp. KWR
- Sensient Technologies SXT
- Stepan Co. SCL
- The Simply Good Foods Co. SMPL
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 18, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 20, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 23, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 17, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 18, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 20, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 20, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 13, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | June 15, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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240 figures on this page: 230 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001140361-26-025971
- 0001140361-26-017099CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001140361-25-023176
- 0001140361-24-031096Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-22-024070Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-21-021535Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-20-014524Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-19-011323Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-18-029501Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-17-025251Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-16-070283Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}