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 statistics

106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 22, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.50B; $282.97M
Enterprise Value: $2.03B; $154.96M
PE Ratio: 347.05; 25.08
PS Ratio: 0.59; 3.71
PB Ratio: 1.23; 2.17
P/TBV Ratio: 1.37; 2.39
P/FCF Ratio: 328.51; 19.12
P/OCF Ratio: 13.08; 13.11

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.80; 2.65
EV / EBITDA: 13.39; 16.59
EV / EBIT: 84.62; 19.03
EV / FCF: 445.98; 22.15

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 23M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.12%; 10.9%
Float: 22M; 49M
Shares Held by Insiders: 4.75%; 11.6%
Shares Held by Institutions: 87.6%; 56.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 681,384; –
Short Interest Change: -1.29%; -0.76%
Short % of Float: 3.15%; 9.06%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.00%; 6.38%
Days to Cover: 3.63; 5.16

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $72.67; –
52-Week Low: $42.14; –
20-Day Moving Average: $66.24; –
50-Day Moving Average: $63.90; –
200-Day Moving Average: $57.46; –
Average True Range (14): $2.17; –
Price Change (1 Week): -6.67%; -0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): 6.34%; -0.33%
Price Change (3 Months): 1.01%; -17.2%
Price Change (6 Months): 30.3%; -20.1%
Price Change (YTD): 39.2%; -20.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 50.0%; -19.3%
Price Change (3 Years): -11.6%; -23.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -47.8%; -76.4%
Price Change (10 Years): -14.9%; -62.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 173,441; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 176,360; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 149,503; –
Relative Volume: 0.89; 0.73
Relative Strength Index (14): 50.2; 47.6
Volatility (1 Year): 36.6%; 80.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.87; 1.07

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 12.0%; 53.1%
Operating Margin: 0.95%; -37.1%
Pretax Margin: 0.11%; -12.1%
Profit Margin: 0.17%; -32.3%
EBITDA Margin: 5.99%; -25.0%
FCF Margin: 0.18%; -9.55%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 0.35%; -51.3%
Return on Assets (ROA): 0.18%; -40.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 1.36%; -34.0%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 1.46%; -37.7%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.32; 3.30
Quick Ratio: 0.81; 2.37
Debt / Equity: 0.52; 0.49
Debt / EBITDA: 4.17; 3.15
Debt / FCF: 138.97; 4.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.53; 1.97

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 10.0%; 7.01%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -90.4%; -24.7%
EPS Growth (YoY): -90.4%; -12.8%
FCF Growth (YoY): -85.8%; 6.85%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -5.61%; 2.25%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.52%; 6.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -31.5%; -0.17%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -17.8%; 3.77%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.05; 0.40
Inventory Turnover: 6.72; 2.68
WACC: 8.53%; 10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.53B; $66.56M
Gross Profit: $303.93M; $111.43M
Operating Income: $24.05M; -$20.20M
Pretax Income: $2.83M; -$13.50M
Net Income: $4.32M; -$21.57M
EBITDA: $151.94M; -$16.36M
EPS (Diluted): $0.19; -$0.77

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $98.09M; $65.30M
Total Debt: $634.10M; $118.49M
Net Cash (Debt): -$536.01M; $16.31M
Net Cash Per Share: -$23.58; $0.70
Equity (Book Value): $1.22B; $53.12M
Book Value Per Share: $53.61; $1.49
Tangible Book Value: $1.09B; $26.11M
Working Capital: $239.79M; $77.59M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $114.63M; -$12.07M
Capital Expenditures: -$110.07M; -$939.00K
Free Cash Flow: $4.56M; -$18.37M
FCF Per Share: $0.20; -$0.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 0.29%; -19.8%
FCF Yield: 0.30%; -8.81%
Dividend Yield: 2.35%; 1.86%
Shareholder Yield: 2.35%; 0.00%
Dividend Per Share: $1.55; $0.83
Dividend Growth (YoY): 2.65%; 2.37%
Years of Dividend Growth: 16; 0
Payout Ratio: 829.6%; 55.4%
FCF Payout Ratio: 785.8%; 44.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: -$1.50M; $79.50K
Effective Tax Rate: -52.9%; 20.7%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $15.14; $19.42
Graham Upside: -77.0%; -45.8%
Altman Z-Score: 2.72; 0.28
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 4
Beneish M-Score: -2.66; -2.62

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%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M SCL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.3% from the previous report, or 3.15% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 65.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	681,384	-1.3%	187,546	3.6
Oct 15, 2026	690,262	+4.4%	140,200	4.9
Sep 30, 2026	661,474	-0.8%	172,631	3.8
Sep 15, 2026	666,552	-3.4%	138,696	4.8
Aug 31, 2026	689,825	+0.3%	101,600	6.8
Aug 14, 2026	688,059	+16.3%	132,697	5.2
Jul 31, 2026	591,427	-2.1%	168,241	3.5
Jul 15, 2026	604,349	-6.0%	125,458	4.8
Jun 30, 2026	642,857	+31.2%	193,703	3.3
Jun 15, 2026	489,803	+7.7%	136,305	3.6
May 29, 2026	454,733	+16.6%	107,966	4.2
May 15, 2026	390,151	-4.8%	134,116	2.9