Stepan Co (SCL) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.50BP/E 347.1Yield 2.35%
Stepan Co grew revenue 10.0% to $2.53B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 68.2% to $24.05M, moving the operating margin from 3.3% to 0.9%. Free cash flow was $4.56M, down 85.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.50B, 347.1 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.50B
- P/E ratio
- 347.1
- Price to sales
- 0.59
- Price to book
- 1.23
- Dividend yield
- 2.35%
- Free cash flow yield
- 0.30%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $2.53B
- Net income
- $4.32M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.19
- Free cash flow
- $4.56M
- Book value per share
- $53.04
- Diluted shares
- 23M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 22, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $66.77
- Open
- $67.08
- Day's range
- $64.71 – $67.08
- Volume
- 132,942
- Average volume (20 days)
- 176,360
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.87
- 52-week range
- $42.14 – $72.67
- RSI (14 days)
- 50.2
- Volatility (1 year)
- 36.6%
- Relative volume
- 0.89×
- WACC
- 8.5%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SCL | S&P 500 | Difference | SCL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.0% | -2.4% | +10.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | +2.0% | -1.2% | +3.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +42.3% | +12.3% | +30.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +52.9% | +12.4% | +40.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -4.8% | +78.8% | −83.6 pts | -1.6% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -42.4% | +75.2% | −117.5 pts | -10.4% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -0.6% | +311.1% | −311.7 pts | -0.1% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Stepan filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Stepan
Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
Stepan Company manufactures specialty and intermediate chemical products across three operating segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment supplies active ingredients utilized in consumer and industrial cleaning products, including laundry detergents, personal care formulations, and agricultural chemicals. The Polymers segment manufactures polyester polyols and related chemical systems used primarily for thermal insulation applications in construction as well as specialized coatings, adhesives, and sealants. The Specialty Products segment produces specialized food ingredients, nutritional components, and pharmaceutical excipients. Stepan Company markets and sells its materials to diverse industrial and consumer goods manufacturers worldwide.
Company profile, executives and historyStepan stock: common questions
What is Stepan's stock price?
SCL closed at $65.94 on Nov 11, 2026, down 1.24% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $42.14 and $72.67.
What is Stepan's market cap?
Stepan was worth $1.50B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is SCL's P/E ratio?
SCL trades at 347.1 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.19 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Stepan make?
Stepan reported revenue of $2.53B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 10.0% from a year earlier.
Does Stepan pay a dividend?
Yes. Stepan paid $1.55 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.35% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row.
When does Stepan report earnings next?
Stepan is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 22, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has SCL stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, SCL returned +52.9% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many SCL shares are sold short?
1M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.15% of the float, or 3.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are Stepan's competitors?
Companies most similar to Stepan by business, industry and size include CHD, ECL, EPC, FUL, SXT.
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