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Stepan Company

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$53.94

+0.15 (+0.28%)
Current Price
Previous Close $53.79
Open $54.21
Day High $54.71
Day Low $53.38
Volume 91,453
Fetched: 2026-06-20T17:57:04
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $1.58 / 2.93%
Shares Outstanding 22.71M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 2.93%
Quarterly Dividend $1.58
Total Debt $713.08M
Cash Equivalents $140.78M
Revenue $2.34B
Net Income $-14.22M
Sector Basic Materials
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Market Cap $1.23B
EPS (TTM) $-0.62
Exchange NYQ
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Company Data
Enterprise Value$1.80B
Sales$2.34B
Income$-14.22M
Book/sh$52.53
Cash/sh$6.20
Employees2K
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.80
Current Ratio1.26
Debt/Eq59.77
Returns & Margins
ROA1.49%
ROE-1.19%
Gross Margin11.06%
Operating Margin2.62%
Profit Margin-0.61%
Ownership
Insider Ownership5.80%
Institutional Ownership87.57%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E13.78
PEG1.75
P/S0.52
P/B1.03
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Target Price$75.00
Technical Indicators
SMA20$52.68
SMA50$51.55
SMA200$49.33
RSI60.51
ATR1.5214
Shares Float21.43M
Short Float2.90%
Short Ratio3.18
Volatility0.97
Rel Volume2.28
Performance History
Week+1.49%
Month+9.79%
Quarter+19.84%
6 Months+13.14%
YTD+16.14%
Year+2.99%
3 Years-39.78%
5 Years-54.71%
10 Years+3.68%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-18 $53.94 300,400
2026-06-17 $53.79 105,600
2026-06-16 $54.18 117,100
2026-06-15 $54.47 120,100
2026-06-12 $54.48 109,800
2026-06-11 $53.15 241,900
2026-06-10 $51.68 184,700
2026-06-09 $52.40 169,200
2026-06-08 $51.43 221,100
2026-06-05 $51.28 85,300
2026-06-04 $51.55 84,800
2026-06-03 $51.61 82,400
2026-06-02 $52.27 89,200
2026-06-01 $52.66 110,700
2026-05-29 $52.45 123,100
2026-05-28 $53.45 82,400
2026-05-27 $53.24 92,200
2026-05-26 $52.80 88,400
2026-05-22 $51.68 104,600
2026-05-21 $51.02 126,900
2026-05-20 $50.35 114,900
2026-05-19 $49.13 122,700
About Stepan Company

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in the United States, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients; emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins used in coating applications; specialty polyols, such as CASE and powdered polyester resins; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $2,062,226,000 $1,908,060,000 $2,048,170,000 $2,346,201,000
Cost Of Revenue $2,062,226,000 $1,908,060,000 $2,048,170,000 $2,346,201,000
Total Revenue $2,332,114,000 $2,180,274,000 $2,325,768,000 $2,773,270,000
Operating Revenue $2,332,114,000 $2,180,274,000 $2,325,768,000 $2,773,270,000
Expenses
Interest Expense $26,229,000 $19,465,000 $15,946,000 $10,889,000
Total Expenses $2,262,732,000 $2,109,442,000 $2,252,766,000 $2,564,860,000
Other Income Expense $12,637,000 $3,789,000 $-12,508,000 $-9,898,000
Other Non Operating Income Expenses $-45,000 $610,000 $28,000 $690,000
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $-22,115,000 $-14,182,000 $-12,103,000 $-9,809,000
Interest Expense Non Operating $26,229,000 $19,465,000 $15,946,000 $10,889,000
Operating Expense $200,506,000 $201,382,000 $204,596,000 $218,659,000
Other Operating Expenses $1,672,000 $1,803,000 $3,988,000 $-9,181,000
Selling And Marketing Expense $48,767,000 $45,628,000 $48,367,000 $59,030,000
General And Administrative Expense $90,789,000 $98,277,000 $93,202,000 $102,177,000
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Net Interest Income $-22,115,000 $-14,182,000 $-12,103,000 $-9,809,000
Interest Income $4,114,000 $5,283,000 $3,843,000 $1,080,000
Normalized Income $36,964,994 $47,721,893 $50,621,416 $155,411,640
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Total Operating Income As Reported $78,549,000 $70,480,000 $58,613,000 $207,336,000
Net Income Common Stockholders $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Net Income $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Net Income Continuous Operations $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Pretax Income $59,904,000 $60,439,000 $48,391,000 $188,703,000
Special Income Charges $9,650,000 $0 $-14,006,000 $-1,286,000
Interest Income Non Operating $4,114,000 $5,283,000 $3,843,000 $1,080,000
Operating Income $69,382,000 $70,832,000 $73,002,000 $208,410,000
Gross Profit $269,888,000 $272,214,000 $277,598,000 $427,069,000
Per Share
Diluted EPS $2.05 $2.20 $1.75 $6.38
Basic EPS $2.05 $2.21 $1.77 $6.46
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $2,751,994 $530,893 $-2,118,584 $-2,329,360
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $199,492,000 $188,922,000 $182,211,000 $304,830,000
Total Unusual Items $12,682,000 $3,179,000 $-12,536,000 $-10,588,000
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill $12,682,000 $3,179,000 $-12,536,000 $-10,588,000
Reconciled Depreciation $126,041,000 $112,197,000 $105,338,000 $94,650,000
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $212,174,000 $192,101,000 $169,675,000 $294,242,000
EBIT $86,133,000 $79,904,000 $64,337,000 $199,592,000
Diluted Average Shares $22,890,000 $22,931,000 $22,946,000 $23,064,000
Basic Average Shares $22,872,000 $22,832,000 $22,777,000 $22,781,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Tax Provision $13,009,000 $10,069,000 $8,187,000 $41,550,000
Gain On Sale Of Ppe $15,895,000 $0 $0 -
Impairment Of Capital Assets $6,245,000 $0 $2,038,000 $978,000
Restructuring And Mergern Acquisition $0 $0 $11,968,000 $308,000
Gain On Sale Of Security $3,032,000 $3,179,000 $1,470,000 $-9,302,000
Research And Development $59,278,000 $55,674,000 $59,039,000 $66,633,000
Selling General And Administration $139,556,000 $143,905,000 $141,569,000 $161,207,000
Other Gand A $90,789,000 $98,277,000 $93,202,000 $102,177,000
Minority Interests - - $0 $0
Gain On Sale Of Business - - $0 $0
Salaries And Wages - - $4,371,000 $-9,393,000
Fetched: 2026-06-18
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $1,111,914,000 $1,035,893,000 $1,066,477,000 $1,012,117,000
Total Assets $2,357,702,000 $2,304,648,000 $2,363,354,000 $2,433,172,000
Total Non Current Assets $1,498,743,000 $1,494,219,000 $1,511,471,000 $1,388,370,000
Other Non Current Assets $63,256,000 $64,689,000 $57,343,000 $75,291,000
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $132,096,000 $134,041,000 $150,013,000 $153,948,000
Other Intangible Assets $39,526,000 $42,673,000 $52,571,000 $58,026,000
Current Assets $858,959,000 $810,429,000 $851,883,000 $1,044,802,000
Other Current Assets $39,485,000 $34,015,000 $34,452,000 $31,607,000
Inventory $298,827,000 $288,722,000 $265,558,000 $402,531,000
Receivables $387,959,000 $388,027,000 $422,050,000 $436,914,000
Accounts Receivable $387,959,000 $388,027,000 $422,050,000 $436,914,000
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable $-10,533,000 $-10,827,000 $-11,143,000 $-11,100,000
Gross Accounts Receivable $398,492,000 $398,854,000 $433,193,000 $448,014,000
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $132,688,000 $99,665,000 $129,823,000 $173,750,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents $132,688,000 $99,665,000 $129,823,000 $173,750,000
Debt
Net Debt $494,022,000 $525,774,000 $524,323,000 $413,390,000
Total Debt $676,050,000 $682,831,000 $712,172,000 $637,699,000
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $390,315,000 $390,024,000 $459,274,000 $505,588,000
Long Term Debt $340,975,000 $332,632,000 $401,248,000 $455,029,000
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $285,735,000 $292,807,000 $252,898,000 $132,111,000
Current Debt $285,735,000 $292,807,000 $252,898,000 $132,111,000
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $1,113,692,000 $1,134,714,000 $1,146,864,000 $1,267,107,000
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $447,198,000 $465,680,000 $538,994,000 $596,458,000
Other Non Current Liabilities $20,128,000 $25,226,000 $21,172,000 $17,953,000
Non Current Deferred Liabilities $24,993,000 $33,375,000 $44,627,000 $51,400,000
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities $11,450,000 $9,612,000 $10,373,000 $10,179,000
Current Liabilities $666,494,000 $669,034,000 $607,870,000 $670,649,000
Payables And Accrued Expenses $380,759,000 $376,227,000 $354,972,000 $538,538,000
Payables $261,723,000 $258,787,000 $233,031,000 $375,726,000
Accounts Payable $261,723,000 $258,787,000 $233,031,000 $375,726,000
Equity
Common Stock Equity $1,244,010,000 $1,169,934,000 $1,216,490,000 $1,166,065,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $1,244,010,000 $1,169,934,000 $1,216,490,000 $1,166,065,000
Stockholders Equity $1,244,010,000 $1,169,934,000 $1,216,490,000 $1,166,065,000
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-138,974,000 $-196,838,000 $-130,602,000 $-167,512,000
Other Equity Adjustments $-138,974,000 $-196,838,000 $-130,602,000 $-167,512,000
Retained Earnings $1,285,752,000 $1,273,886,000 $1,257,466,000 $1,250,130,000
Other
Treasury Shares Number $4,676,739 $4,655,798 $4,628,072 $4,605,858
Ordinary Shares Number $22,624,438 $22,500,638 $22,377,780 $22,234,985
Share Issued $27,301,177 $27,156,436 $27,005,852 $26,840,843
Tangible Book Value $1,111,914,000 $1,035,893,000 $1,066,477,000 $1,012,117,000
Invested Capital $1,870,720,000 $1,795,373,000 $1,870,636,000 $1,753,205,000
Working Capital $192,465,000 $141,395,000 $244,013,000 $374,153,000
Capital Lease Obligations $49,340,000 $57,392,000 $58,026,000 $50,559,000
Total Capitalization $1,584,985,000 $1,502,566,000 $1,617,738,000 $1,621,094,000
Treasury Stock $189,889,000 $188,049,000 $184,412,000 $180,596,000
Additional Paid In Capital $259,820,000 $253,779,000 $247,032,000 $237,202,000
Capital Stock $27,301,000 $27,156,000 $27,006,000 $26,841,000
Common Stock $27,301,000 $27,156,000 $27,006,000 $26,841,000
Employee Benefits $3,430,000 $8,507,000 $5,430,000 $5,241,000
Non Current Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans $3,430,000 $8,507,000 $5,430,000 $5,241,000
Non Current Deferred Revenue $2,216,000 $4,431,000 $6,647,000 $8,762,000
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $49,340,000 $57,392,000 $58,026,000 $50,559,000
Long Term Provisions $8,332,000 $8,548,000 $8,491,000 $16,276,000
Current Accrued Expenses $119,036,000 $117,440,000 $121,941,000 $162,812,000
Investments And Advances $21,270,000 $25,558,000 $26,804,000 $23,294,000
Goodwill $92,570,000 $91,368,000 $97,442,000 $95,922,000
Net PPE $1,282,121,000 $1,269,931,000 $1,277,311,000 $1,135,837,000
Accumulated Depreciation $-1,567,409,000 $-1,447,477,000 $-1,378,393,000 $-1,297,255,000
Gross PPE $2,849,530,000 $2,717,408,000 $2,655,704,000 $2,433,092,000
Construction In Progress $112,904,000 $275,045,000 $400,363,000 $386,115,000
Other Properties $62,494,000 $71,477,000 $70,646,000 $62,540,000
Machinery Furniture Equipment $2,160,665,000 $1,917,196,000 $1,796,820,000 $1,640,478,000
Buildings And Improvements $455,064,000 $399,226,000 $335,033,000 $293,264,000
Land And Improvements $58,403,000 $54,464,000 $52,842,000 $50,695,000
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Finished Goods $220,094,000 $201,684,000 $184,828,000 $250,373,000
Raw Materials $78,733,000 $87,038,000 $80,730,000 $152,158,000
Minority Interest - - - -
Fetched: 2026-06-18
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $25,368,000 $39,277,000 $-85,459,000 $-140,790,000
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $147,882,000 $162,053,000 $174,876,000 $160,763,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $147,882,000 $162,053,000 $174,876,000 $160,763,000
Operating Gains Losses $257,000 $-1,168,000 $57,000 $-1,205,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-122,514,000 $-122,776,000 $-260,335,000 $-301,553,000
Investing Cash Flow $-89,049,000 $-116,945,000 $-258,666,000 $-308,090,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-89,049,000 $-116,945,000 $-258,666,000 $-308,090,000
Net Other Investing Changes $33,465,000 $5,831,000 $1,669,000 $3,156,000
Capital Expenditure Reported $-122,514,000 $-122,776,000 $-260,335,000 $-301,553,000
Financing Activities
Financing Cash Flow $-35,440,000 $-64,520,000 $33,284,000 $166,209,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-35,440,000 $-64,520,000 $33,284,000 $166,209,000
Net Other Financing Charges $-1,757,000 $-2,997,000 $-3,502,000 $-2,745,000
Cash Dividends Paid $-35,029,000 $-33,950,000 $-32,868,000 $-30,573,000
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-35,029,000 $-33,950,000 $-32,868,000 $-30,573,000
Repurchase Of Capital Stock - $0 $0 $-24,949,000
Net Common Stock Issuance - $0 $0 $-24,949,000
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-73,758,000 $-48,571,000 $-37,858,000 $-37,857,000
Issuance Of Debt $75,000,000 $19,886,000 $104,717,000 $261,551,000
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $28,682,000 $29,848,000 $27,951,000 $16,526,000
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $8,499,000 - $29,558,000 $41,617,000
End Cash Position $132,688,000 $99,665,000 $129,823,000 $173,750,000
Beginning Cash Position $99,665,000 $129,823,000 $173,750,000 $159,186,000
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $9,630,000 $-10,746,000 $6,579,000 $-4,318,000
Changes In Cash $23,393,000 $-19,412,000 $-50,506,000 $18,882,000
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised $104,000 $1,112,000 $2,795,000 $782,000
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $1,242,000 $-28,685,000 $66,859,000 $223,694,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $1,242,000 $-28,685,000 $66,859,000 $223,694,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-73,758,000 $-48,571,000 $-37,858,000 $-37,857,000
Long Term Debt Issuance $75,000,000 $19,886,000 $104,717,000 $261,551,000
Change In Working Capital $-22,036,000 $2,786,000 $-1,928,000 $-68,964,000
Change In Other Working Capital $-5,584,000 $-2,346,000 $-3,344,000 $-2,783,000
Change In Other Current Liabilities $-680,000 $-695,000 $-11,985,000 $9,547,000
Change In Other Current Assets $-7,281,000 $-1,000 $-4,528,000 $-4,354,000
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $-32,713,000 $33,970,000 $-158,924,000 $54,173,000
Change In Inventory $500,000 $-37,178,000 $144,846,000 $-99,394,000
Change In Receivables $23,722,000 $9,036,000 $32,007,000 $-26,153,000
Other Non Cash Items $-14,124,000 $2,812,000 $5,123,000 $1,752,000
Stock Based Compensation $5,999,000 $5,347,000 $5,741,000 $13,851,000
Asset Impairment Charge $6,245,000 $0 $2,038,000 $978,000
Deferred Tax $-1,395,000 $-10,291,000 $18,303,000 $-27,452,000
Deferred Income Tax $-1,395,000 $-10,291,000 $18,303,000 $-27,452,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $126,041,000 $112,197,000 $105,338,000 $94,650,000
Depreciation And Amortization $126,041,000 $112,197,000 $105,338,000 $94,650,000
Pension And Employee Benefit Expense $2,155,000 $2,155,000 $4,371,000 $-9,393,000
Gain Loss On Investment Securities $-1,898,000 $-3,323,000 $-4,314,000 $8,188,000
Net Income From Continuing Operations $46,895,000 $50,370,000 $40,204,000 $147,153,000
Common Stock Payments - $0 $0 $-24,949,000
Net Business Purchase And Sale - $0 $0 $-9,693,000
Purchase Of Business - $0 $0 $-9,693,000
Net Short Term Debt Issuance - - $104,717,000 $186,551,000
Fetched: 2026-06-18