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Stepan Co (SCL)

NYSE • Basic Materials

$62.74
-$0.25 (-0.4%)
Market closed

Last close at October 5, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$62.97
Day Range$61.85 - $63.72
Avg. Volume (3M)163.7K
Market Cap$1.4B
52 Week Range
$41.82$68
Next EarningsIn 29 daysNov 4, 2026

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
Next

Nov 4

in 29 daysQ4 2026

% — 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

The day ended with SCL slightly lower at 62.74. Stepan Co. reported 15% revenue growth in the second quarter.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (137.6K)

135.5K

vs S&P 500 Today

Underperforming Market

-1.17%

Updated: October 5, 2026 at 20:23 UTC

Technical Indicators

3 Buy3 Neutral2 Sell
SCL reads neutral at 62.74 with mixed momentum and only weak trend conviction. Oscillators are centrally positioned and MACD is near flat, while the ADX is low, indicating little directional force. Short-term averages sit around the price with modest discrepancies, but the longer-term 100- and 200-day averages remain supportive, and volatility is muted by a modest ATR. Volume trends are not supportive, leaving the technical picture balanced between small bearish short-term signals and longer-term bullish averages. Technical takeaway: Neutral.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$55.74 - $62.80
    Buy
  • RSI (14)50.39
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)44.41
    Neutral
  • MACD Level (12, 26)0.12
    Neutral

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