Stepan/$SCL
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About Stepan
Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. The majority of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States, followed by France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries.
- Ticker
- $SCL
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 2,328
- Headquarters
- Northbrook, United States
- Website
- www.stepan.com
Stepan Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.4B
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-$0.12
0.94
$1.58
2.52%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.4B
Beta
0.94
52-week high
$68.00
52-week low
$41.82
Average daily volume
144K
Dividend rate
$1.58
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.151
Quick ratio
0.715
Long term debt to equity
0.239
Total debt to equity
0.584
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.95%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
212.079
Gross margin (TTM)
11.81%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-0.11%
Operating margin (TTM)
3.32%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-445.68%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,050,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.09%
Return on equity (TTM)
-0.22%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.59
Price to book
1.19
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.19
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
39.249
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.55%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.599
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.52%
Forward dividend yield
2.52%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.63%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-104.72%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.91%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.27%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-67.33%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-29.78%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.16%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.67%
What the Analysts think about Stepan
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Bulls say / Bears say
Stepan delivered a sharp operating rebound: second-quarter adjusted EBITDA rose 45% to $74.4 million, alongside 6% organic sales-volume growth and improved earnings in Surfactants and Polymers. (PR Newswire)
Project Catalyst could lift profitability further: Stepan expects about $100 million in pre-tax savings over two years and said savings were ramping up in line with its plan. (The Motley Fool)
New customer and product combinations are supporting growth in higher-priority markets: management reported 500 such additions in the first half, with double-digit growth in Tier 2 and Tier 3 Surfactants and Oilfield. (The Motley Fool)
Some second-quarter demand may have been pulled forward as customers bought ahead amid geopolitical and raw-material uncertainty; management expected third-quarter EBITDA to be slightly lower as volumes and margins normalised. (The Motley Fool)
The polymer recovery remains uneven: North American volumes were strong, but European construction demand stayed soft and Polymer results in Asia were held back by weaker demand in China. (The Motley Fool)
Cash conversion lagged the earnings rebound: second-quarter free cash flow was negative $15 million because of higher working-capital needs, which may make the company’s positive free-cash-flow and deleveraging goals harder to deliver. (PR Newswire)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Stepan
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $SCL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.08% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.08% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.05% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | £4.1B | 0.05% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
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