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Stepan Co (SCL)

NYSE • Basic Materials

$63.9
+$0.71 (+1.1%)
Market open

Last close at October 21, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$62.51
Previous Close$63.9
Day Range$62.47 - $64.11
Avg. Volume (3M)141.4K
Market Cap$1.4B
52 Week Range
$41.82$68

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026
Revenueeverything earned$684.1M100%
Gross Profitminus cost of goods$99.9M15%
Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$42.3M6%
Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$22.9M3%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, Stepan Co keeps $3 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$2.4B
Net Income (TTM)
-$2.6M
EPS (TTM)
-$0.12
ROA (TTM)
-0.11%
Current Ratio
1.15
Dividend Yield
1.41%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

-105.7%Q1 2026-$0.02
+16.9%Q2 2026$0.45
+93.4%Q3 2026$1.18

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026
Beat +93.4%

Stepan beat consensus on both the top and bottom line in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, based on preliminary results reported July 29, 2026, as revenue rose 15.0% to about $684.1 million and came in about 7.6% above the $635.9 million estimate. Surfactants led the quarter with about $453.7 million, up 5.4%, while North America remained the largest geography at about $349.0 million and Latin America increased 16.5% to about $96.9 million. Gross margin held at 14.6% on gross profit of about $100.0 million, net income rose 102.0% to about $22.9 million from about $11.3 million a year ago, and adjusted EPS of $1.18 topped the $0.61 estimate by about 93.4% and was up 126.9% from $0.52. Operating cash flow was about $16.9 million, the company paid $9.0 million in dividends, and consensus for the next period calls for EPS of $0.93 on revenue of $654.1 million.

Next report — what to expect

Stepan Co (SCL) is scheduled to report earnings on November 4, 2026. The next-period consensus calls for EPS of $0.725 on revenue of $634.3 million. For trailing context, revenue grew +15.0% year over year last quarter. Stepan has beaten EPS in 5 of 8 most recent quarters.

View full earnings history

About Stepan Co

Stepan Co is a specialty chemicals manufacturer listed on the NYSE under SCL that produces specialty and intermediate chemicals for other manufacturers. Its business spans cleaning ingredients, polymer intermediates, and food- and pharma-oriented formulations, and it generated $2.3 billion of revenue in FY2025.

Name
Stepan Co
CEO
Luis E. Rojo
Website
www.stepan.com
Industry
Basic Materials
Year Founded
1932
Employees
2,328

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

Yesterday SCL rose 1.1% to 63.90.

Trading Volume

Above 10d avg 149.8K

239.8K

vs S&P 500 Today

Outperforming Market

+0.54%

Updated: October 22, 2026 at 12:18 UTC

Technical Indicators

6 Buy1 Neutral1 Sell
SCL presents a constructive technical profile with price above key short, medium and long moving averages and positive net volume on OBV supporting the advance. Momentum indicators are positive and the RSI sits in bullish territory while MACD registers a small buy signal, although ADX points to only modest trend strength. Volatility is subdued by ATR and Bollinger Bands are relatively contained, and the pivot level lies slightly below the current price, offering a nearby reference. Technical takeaway: Buy — upward bias supported by moving averages, positive momentum and confirming volume.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$56.25 - $62.52
    Buy
  • RSI (14)59.94
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)84.97
    Sell
  • MACD Level (12, 26)0.08
    Buy

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