STEPAN CO
SCLNYSE
$58.63
↓ -1.0%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +6.5%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$1.3B
Enterprise Value
$1.9B
P/E
—
P/S
0.6
P/B
1.1
EV/EBITDA
14.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
2.8%
Dividend Yield
2.7%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.3B
Net Income (TTM)
-$14.2M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$37.2M
Gross Margin
11.1%
Operating Margin
0.0%
Net Margin
-0.6%
ROE
-1.2%
ROIC
0.0%
Debt / Equity
0.5
Net Cash
-$510.9M
Return 1Y
+5.6%
Company profile
Stepan Company produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. Its surfactants are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning products. Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry.
- CEO
- Scott R. Behrens
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Consumer Goods
- Employees
- 2,450
- Headquarters
- Illinois
- Website
- stepan.com
Management & directors
- Weitkamp Robin JosephVP and GM Surfactants-INT
- Haire Robert JosephEVP, Supply Chain
- Moriarty Sean ThomasVP & GM Surfactants
- Rojo LuisPresident & CEO
- Stepan Richard FinnV.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers
- Barry Andrea JeanVP & CHRO
- Lisle Shawn GVP GC & Secretary
- Velasquez Ruben DarioVP and Chief Financial Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
SCL Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$604.5M↑ +1.9%
Diluted EPS-$1.81↓ -310.5%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| Gross profit | $383.6M | $395.8M | $427.1M | $277.6M | $272.2M | $269.9M |
| Operating income | $171.5M | $170.8M | $207.3M | $58.6M | $70.5M | $78.5M |
| Net income | $126.8M | $137.8M | $147.2M | $40.2M | $50.4M | $46.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $5.45 | $5.92 | $6.38 | $1.75 | $2.20 | $2.05 |
| Operating cash flow | $235.2M | $72.1M | $160.8M | $174.9M | $162.1M | $147.9M |
| Free cash flow | $109.4M | -$122.3M | -$140.8M | -$85.5M | $39.3M | $25.4M |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 16.9% | 15.4% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $556.4M | $546.8M | $525.6M | $593.3M | $594.7M | $590.3M | $553.9M | $604.5M |
| Gross profit | $69.6M | $75.7M | $56.7M | $75.5M | $71.9M | $71.0M | $51.5M | $64.9M |
| Operating income | $18.7M | $23.9M | $7.7M | $28.3M | $18.0M | $21.8M | $10.5M | -$49.6M |
| Net income | $9.5M | $23.6M | $3.4M | $19.7M | $11.3M | $10.8M | $5.0M | -$41.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.42 | $1.03 | $0.14 | $0.86 | $0.50 | $0.47 | $0.22 | -$1.81 |
| Operating cash flow | $29.5M | $22.7M | $68.3M | $6.9M | $11.2M | $69.8M | $60.0M | $16.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$208,000.00 | -$4.0M | $32.1M | -$25.8M | -$14.4M | $40.2M | $25.4M | -$14.0M |
| Gross margin | 12.5% | 13.8% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 9.3% | 10.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | -6.8% |
Company news
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
May 18, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Weitkamp Robin Joseph· VP and GM Surfactants-INT | Option exercise | 90 | $52.58 | $4,732.20 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | Weitkamp Robin Joseph· VP and GM Surfactants-INT | Tax withholding | 50 | $52.58 | $2,629.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | Painter Corning F. | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | REED JAN STERN | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | Lewis Susan | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | Delgado Joaquin | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | Burgess Lorinda | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-08 | Dearth Randall S. | Award | 2,566 | $52.61 | $134,997.26 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Haire Robert Joseph· EVP, Supply Chain | Option exercise | 550 | $50.33 | $27,681.50 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Haire Robert Joseph· EVP, Supply Chain | Tax withholding | 162 | $50.33 | $8,153.46 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Rojo Luis· President & CEO | Option exercise | 857 | $49.62 | $42,520.06 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Moriarty Sean Thomas· VP & GM Surfactants | Option exercise | 571 | $49.62 | $28,330.17 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Haire Robert Joseph· EVP, Supply Chain | Option exercise | 571 | $49.62 | $28,330.17 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Stepan Richard Finn· V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers | Option exercise | 429 | $49.62 | $21,284.84 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Rojo Luis· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 252 | $49.62 | $12,502.98 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Haire Robert Joseph· EVP, Supply Chain | Tax withholding | 168 | $49.62 | $8,335.32 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Moriarty Sean Thomas· VP & GM Surfactants | Tax withholding | 166 | $49.62 | $8,236.09 | filing |
| 2026-03-04 | Stepan Richard Finn· V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers | Tax withholding | 149 | $49.62 | $7,392.64 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Rojo Luis· President & CEO | Option exercise | 4,455 | $48.99 | $218,228.18 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Moriarty Sean Thomas· VP & GM Surfactants | Option exercise | 1,670 | $48.99 | $81,804.95 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Haire Robert Joseph· EVP, Supply Chain | Option exercise | 1,670 | $48.99 | $81,804.95 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Rojo Luis· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 1,306 | $48.99 | $63,974.41 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Stepan Richard Finn· V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers | Option exercise | 1,253 | $48.99 | $61,378.21 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Moriarty Sean Thomas· VP & GM Surfactants | Tax withholding | 570 | $48.99 | $27,921.45 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.