NVDA+2.54%AAPL+1.32%GOOGL−1.62%MSFT+0.20%AMZN−0.10%TSM+1.60%SPCX+7.79%META+0.47%
StockVS

NYSE · Specialty Chemicals · USD

Stepan Company (SCL) Stock Analysis

Stepan Company (SCL) is a Specialty Chemicals stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

SCL

$63.90

+$0.71 (+1.12%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

Compare

Price History

Hover for the daily close. The dotted line marks the period open.

Compare SCL with… →

SCL Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$62.51
Previous Close
$63.19
Day's Range
62.47–64.11
52-Week Range
41.82–68.00
Volume
239.80K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.95
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.45B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.32
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.75
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.60
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−0.12
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$2.33B+6.96%
Net Income (FY)
$46.90M−6.90%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−0.11%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
22.71M
1-Year Return
+41.49%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.58+2.50%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 1, 2026
Earnings Date
October 28, 2026
Avg Volume
142.97K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, SCL closed at $63.90, +41.49% over 1 year.

Stepan Company (SCL) has a market capitalization of $1.45B.

In fiscal 2025, SCL reported revenue of $2.33B.

SCL Stock Return by Calendar Year

Stepan Company (SCL) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $14,149
+41.49%
5 years
$10,000 $5,787
−42.13%
10 years
$10,000 $10,278
+2.78%

If you had invested $10,000 in Stepan Company (SCL) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $10,278 at the close on October 21, 2026: +2.78% in total, +0.27% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+37.00%
2025−24.60%
2024−30.29%
2023−9.74%
2022−13.24%
2021+5.24%
2020+17.75%
2019+39.96%
2018−5.21%
2017−2.06%
2016 (partial year)+21.68%

As of October 21, 2026.

SCL Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.33B$46.90M2.0%
2024$2.18B$50.37M2.3%
2023$2.33B$40.20M1.7%
2022$2.77B$147.15M5.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.33B$269.89M$69.38M$46.90M2.0%
2024$2.18B$272.21M$70.83M$50.37M2.3%
2023$2.33B$277.60M$73.00M$40.20M1.7%
2022$2.77B$427.07M$208.41M$147.15M5.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

SCL Dividend History

$1.55+2.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.193—
2025$1.554+2.6%
2024$1.514+2.7%
2023$1.474+7.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.193—
2025$1.554+2.6%
2024$1.514+2.7%
2023$1.474+7.3%
2022$1.374+9.6%
2021$1.254+10.6%
2020$1.134+10.2%
2019$1.034+10.8%
2018$0.934+10.1%
2017$0.844+309.8%
2016$0.211—

Most recent payment: $0.40 per share, ex-dividend September 1, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

SCL Valuation vs Specialty Chemicals Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricSCLSpecialty Chemicals medianvs median
P/S ratio0.601.5963% below
Profit margin−0.11%2.70%2.8 pts below

Medians across 70 Specialty Chemicals stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

News provided by third-party sources. Not financial advice.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Stepan Company (SCL) at $1.45B. The company sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Headcount on file is 2,328.

The most recent close on file for SCL is $63.90, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.71 (+1.12%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $41.82 to $68.00. The latest close sits 52.8% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $2.33B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $2.18B, that is a change of +6.96%. The same year closed with net income of $46.90M. That is −6.90% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at −0.11%. That is 2.8 percentage points below the Specialty Chemicals median of 2.7%. Trailing earnings per share are −0.12.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.77B in 2022 to $2.33B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. On forward earnings the ratio is 17.32. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.75. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.6 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 62.57% below the Specialty Chemicals median of 1.59. The medians here are taken across 70 Specialty Chemicals companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.95. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 31.79%. The trailing one-year total return is +41.49%. Measured over 10 years, that is +0.27% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 2.5%. That is 0.7 percentage points above the Specialty Chemicals median yield of 1.78%. The indicated annual rate is $1.58 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 1, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.19 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.55 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +37.00% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +39.96% and 2024 returned −30.29%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Stepan Company (SCL) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Stepan Company SCL $1.45B —
Linde plc LIN $230.75B 32.3
The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW $81.88B 31.1
Ecolab Inc. ECL $80.76B 38.7

The Specialty Chemicals industry average P/E ratio is 28.3x. Stepan Company has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

Related Specialty Chemicals Stocks

LIN

Linde plc

$230.75B

 SHW

The Sherwin-Williams Company

$81.88B

 ECL

Ecolab Inc.

$80.76B

 APD

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

$67.40B

 PPG

PPG Industries, Inc.

$24.49B

 IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

$23.23B
View all Specialty Chemicals stocks →

Popular Basic Materials Stocks

BHP

BHP Group Limited

$211.50B

 SCCO

Southern Copper Corporation

$167.24B

 RIO

Rio Tinto Group

$141.37B

 NEM

Newmont Corporation

$123.47B

 FCX

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

$98.94B
View all Basic Materials stocks →

About Stepan Company

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in the United States, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients; emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins used in coating applications; specialty polyols, such as CASE and powdered polyester resins; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

Visit website →