STEPAN (SCL)
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Stepan Company is a specialty chemical manufacturer that produces surfactants, polymers, and specialty products for use in consumer and industrial applications.
What STEPAN does
Stepan Company is a specialty chemical manufacturer that produces surfactants, polymers, and specialty products for use in consumer and industrial applications. The company operates manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, with its largest presence in Illinois and supporting production in Georgia, Texas, New Jersey, France, Mexico, China, and Brazil. Stepan serves markets including personal care, home care, industrial chemicals, and food and beverage applications.
Themes: ["Specialty chemicals","Surfactants and detergents","Polymer chemistry","Consumer care ingredients","Industrial chemicals"]
Fundamentals
- Price$56.46 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-5.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E27.06 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin-0.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+11.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-1.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.55 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-5.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.97 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.8%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in raw material costs, natural gas, and electricity; supply disruptions could impact production and margins","Reduced demand from customer product reformulations, new competing technologies, or downturns in served industries","Environmental liabilities and remediation costs, particularly from Superfund sites like Maywood, New Jersey, and regulatory compliance risks across multiple jurisdictions"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.