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 6/3018% above fair value
$66.38+0.07 (+0.11%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.51BP/E 349.4Yield 2.34%
Stepan operating cash flow
Operating cash flow is the cash the business generates from its day-to-day operations.
Stepan's operating cash flow for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was $114.63M, down 26.6% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $147.88M, down 8.7% from the year before. Over ten years it grew -2.1% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $235.22M in fiscal 2020.
Annual operating cash flow
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $147.88M | -8.7% |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $162.05M | -7.3% |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $174.88M | +8.8% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $160.76M | +122.9% |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $72.14M | -69.3% |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $235.22M | +7.7% |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $218.43M | +27.6% |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $171.13M | -13.9% |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $198.86M | -6.3% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $212.16M | +15.5% |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $183.72M | +122.4% |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $82.60M | -45.1% |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $150.31M | +37.9% |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $108.97M | +40.8% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $77.38M | +17.0% |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $66.13M | -60.3% |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $166.44M | – |
Quarterly operating cash flow
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $29.34M | -57.9% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $8.36M | -25.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $16.93M | +143.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $59.99M | -12.1% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $69.76M | +207.1% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $11.19M | -62.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $6.94M | -83.3% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $68.29M | -1.0% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $22.71M | -67.6% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | $29.50M | -72.6% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | $41.55M | – |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $68.98M | -19.6% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $70.10M | +90.6% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $107.86M | +82.6% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | -$72.06M | – |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $85.84M | +69.2% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $36.78M | – |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $59.08M | +62.3% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | -$20.93M | – |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $50.73M | -45.8% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | -$3.29M | -104.0% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $36.39M | -44.0% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | -$11.70M | – |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $93.54M | +9.0% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $83.18M | +54.3% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $64.98M | -12.6% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | -$6.48M | -246.0% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $85.78M | +14.4% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $53.90M | +27.1% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | $74.32M | +40.7% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | $4.44M | +362.6% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $74.95M | +1.0% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | $42.39M | -33.5% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | $52.83M | -8.4% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | $959.00K | -70.7% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $74.18M | -19.9% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $63.76M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $57.65M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $3.28M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $92.64M | – |
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