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Stepan Co (SCL) stock

SCLNYSESoap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, CosmeticsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 7/3017% above fair value
$65.94−0.83 (-1.24%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.50BP/E 347.1Yield 2.35%

Stepan gross margin

Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Stepan's gross margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 12.0%. For fiscal 2025 it was 11.6%, against 12.5% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 20.5% in fiscal 2020.

Annual gross margin

PeriodPeriod endValueChange (pts)
FY2025Dec 31, 202511.6%−0.9
FY2024Dec 31, 202412.5%+0.5
FY2023Dec 31, 202311.9%−3.5
FY2022Dec 31, 202215.4%−1.5
FY2021Dec 31, 202116.9%−3.6
FY2020Dec 31, 202020.5%+2.2
FY2019Dec 31, 201918.3%+1.3
FY2018Dec 31, 201817.0%−1.0
FY2017Dec 31, 201718.0%−1.2
FY2016Dec 31, 201619.2%+1.9
FY2015Dec 31, 201517.4%+4.4
FY2014Dec 31, 201412.9%−2.0
FY2013Dec 31, 201315.0%−1.2
FY2012Dec 31, 201216.2%+2.3
FY2011Dec 31, 201113.9%−2.6
FY2010Dec 31, 201016.5%−1.8
FY2009Dec 31, 200918.3%–

Quarterly gross margin

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.

PeriodPeriod endValueChange (pts)
Q3 FY2026Sep 30, 202612.7%+0.6
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 202614.6%+2.5
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 202610.7%−2.0
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 20259.3%−1.5
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 202512.0%−1.8
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 202512.1%−0.4
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 202512.7%−0.0
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 202410.8%−1.7
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 202413.8%+1.2
Q2 FY2024Jun 30, 202412.5%+1.1
Q1 FY2024Mar 31, 202412.7%+1.5
Q4 FY2023Dec 31, 202312.5%+1.7
Q3 FY2023Sep 30, 202312.7%−3.8
Q2 FY2023Jun 30, 202311.4%−6.1
Q1 FY2023Mar 31, 202311.3%−4.9
Q4 FY2022Dec 31, 202210.8%−2.8
Q3 FY2022Sep 30, 202216.5%+1.2
Q2 FY2022Jun 30, 202217.5%−1.2
Q1 FY2022Mar 31, 202216.2%−4.1
Q4 FY2021Dec 31, 202113.6%−8.3
Q3 FY2021Sep 30, 202115.2%−5.6
Q2 FY2021Jun 30, 202118.8%−2.6
Q1 FY2021Mar 31, 202120.3%+2.7
Q4 FY2020Dec 31, 202022.0%+2.9
Q3 FY2020Sep 30, 202020.9%+3.8
Q2 FY2020Jun 30, 202021.4%+1.7
Q1 FY2020Mar 31, 202017.6%+0.3
Q4 FY2019Dec 31, 201919.0%+3.1
Q3 FY2019Sep 30, 201917.1%+0.7
Q2 FY2019Jun 30, 201919.7%+2.3
Q1 FY2019Mar 31, 201917.3%−1.0
Q4 FY2018Dec 31, 201816.0%−1.1
Q3 FY2018Sep 30, 201816.5%+1.0
Q2 FY2018Jun 30, 201817.3%−0.9
Q1 FY2018Mar 31, 201818.3%−1.4
Q4 FY2017Dec 31, 201717.1%+0.7
Q3 FY2017Sep 30, 201715.5%–
Q2 FY2017Jun 30, 201718.2%–
Q1 FY2017Mar 31, 201719.7%–
Q4 FY2016Dec 31, 201616.3%–

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