Stepan (SCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) is a global manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals. The company produces surfactants, polymers and specialty products used in a broad range of consumer and industrial applications, including household and institutional cleaning, personal care, agriculture, food, construction, automotive, coatings and insulation.

Stepan’s surfactants are used as cleaning agents, emulsifiers, dispersants and wetting agents in products such as detergents, shampoos, agricultural formulations and industrial cleaners. Its polymer products include polyols and other materials used in rigid foam insulation, CASE applications—coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers—and other specialty markets.

Founded in 1932, Stepan is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, and serves customers through manufacturing and research operations in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The company sells its products to manufacturers across consumer, agricultural, food, construction and industrial markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.36 to $63.23
• 50-Day Range: $57.58 to $66.19
• 52-Week Range: $41.82 to $68.00
• Volume: 137,984 shs
• Average Volume: 156,614 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.51%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stepan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stepan scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Stepan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stepan has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stepan are expected to grow by 37.17% in the coming year, from $2.69 to $3.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stepan is -524.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stepan is -524.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stepan has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.14% of the float of Stepan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stepan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.81.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stepan has recently decreased by 3.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Stepan pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stepan has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Stepan will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.82% next year. This indicates that Stepan will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Stepan has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Stepan this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for SCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Stepan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stepan insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.60% of the stock of Stepan is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.70% of the stock of Stepan is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SCL
• CIK: 94049
• Web: www.stepan.com
• Phone: (847) 446-7500
• Fax: 847-501-2100
• Employees: 2,328
• Year Founded: 1932

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $46.90 million
• Net Margins: -0.11%
• Pretax Margin: -0.02%
• Return on Equity: 3.90%
• Return on Assets: 2.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $7.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.50
• Book Value: $55.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,730,000
• Free Float: 21,233,000
• Market Cap: $1.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94