Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PPG scored 54.1, BCPC scored 52.2 — PPG leads.
Compare another set
PPG
PPG Industries, Inc.
Specialty Chemicals · Quality-Growth
54.1
$103.96 · $23.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
1.9
PPG leads
BCPC
Balchem Corporation
Specialty Chemicals · Quality-Growth
52.2
$167.83 · $5.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPPG15.2x
Fastest growthBCPC+8.8%
Strongest balance sheetBCPC0.13
Highest qualityBCPC75 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PPG
stronger →← stronger
BCPC
70
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
75
46
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
49
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
38
BCPC is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PPG
BCPC
$1.2bC+
FCF
$176mC
+2.8%C
Rev
+8.8%B
0.87C
D/E
0.13A-
15.2xB+
P/E
33.0xC
1.51C+
PEG
3.26D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PPG
BCPC
35% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
65% above
~11%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~19%/yr
-25%
1-yr DCF upside
-43%
-26%
5-yr DCF upside
-39%
-27%
10-yr DCF upside
-34%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PPG
No notable signals flagged.
BCPC
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Cyclical growth
The companies
PPGPPG Industries, Inc.
Specialty Chemicals · $103.96 · beta 1.05
Why now
Specialty Chemicals · market cap $23.1b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $133.43 — deep drawdown territory. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $125.57 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
ROE 20% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
BCPCBalchem Corporation
Specialty Chemicals · $167.83 · beta 0.85
Why now
Specialty Chemicals · market cap $5.4b. 9% off the 52-week high of $183.90. 4 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $209.25 (implying +25% upside).
Moat
Net margin 15% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 107% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Where PPG and BCPC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 1.9 points in favor of PPG. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValuePPG 48.5 · BCPC 38.1PPG +10.4
QualityPPG 70.4 · BCPC 74.8BCPC +4.4
GrowthPPG 46.4 · BCPC 50.0BCPC +3.6
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is PPG or BCPC the better stock?
PPG scores higher: PPG 54.1, BCPC 52.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do PPG and BCPC differ most?
The widest gap is value, where PPG leads by 10 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are PPG and BCPC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.