Balchem (BCPC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ted Harris, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.9M in 2025, up 15% from $6.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 135:1, on median employee pay of $58,406.

Filed
April 27, 2026
Annual meeting
June 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.9M+15% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
135:1median $58,406
CEO pay in equity
53%$4.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,378,010ICP target amount
Median Employee Pay
$58,406Based on 2025 total cash compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
93.8%From previous annual meeting

How Harris was paid

$7.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary15%Stock awards40%Option awards13%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ted HarrisChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$7,894,874
C. Martin BengtssonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,974,897
Frederic BonedSenior Vice President and General Manager, Human Nutrition and Health$2,252,491
Hatsuki MiyataExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary$2,392,365
M. Brent TignorSenior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,780,641

What changed and why

  • $7.9MTed Harris earned total compensation of $7,894,874 in 2025, compared to $6,872,769 in 2024.
  • Stock awards and option awards were granted under the Amended 2017 Plan.
  • 93.8%Shareholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal by 93.8% of the votes cast.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 135 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.