SCL
STEPAN CO
Next earnings Jul 28, 2026 · consensus $0.65 EPS, $642M rev
Last earnings -6.3% on 2026-04-28
$55.71
▲ +0.49%$55.71▲ +4.96%
over 1Y
L $41.31EODHDH $66.21
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.5%
1W+4.1%
1M+4.6%
3M+13.4%
YTD+20.0%
1Y+5.0%
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 5 analysts
Buy
Revenue grew 7.0% YoY; but thin net margin (2.0%).
Revenue (FY2025) $2.33B · FY2025
The read
Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~73% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.
STEPAN CO shows $2.33B in FY2025 revenue (+7.0% YoY), a 2.0% net margin, and 3.8% ROE.
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.35B | $2.77B | $2.33B | $2.18B | $2.33B |
| Gross profit | $396M | $427M | $278M | $272M | $270M |
| Operating income | $171M | $207M | $58.6M | $70.5M | $78.5M |
| Net income | $138M | $147M | $40.2M | $50.4M | $46.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $5.92 | $6.38 | $1.75 | $2.20 | $2.05 |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$1.76B
EV / EBITDA8.6
EV / Sales0.8
EV / FCF69.2
P / FCF49.7
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield3.7%
FCF yield2.0%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)3.3%
Free cash flow$25.4M
Total debt$627M
Net cash-$494M
Piotroski F-Score5/9
Capital returns
Buyback yield2.0%
Dividend yield (est.)2.8%
Shareholder yield4.8%
Shares Δ YoY+0.6%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsSome governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
Recent filings
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Frequently asked
- Is STEPAN CO (SCL) a buy?
- SCL currently carries a Hold rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 7.0% YoY; but thin net margin (2.0%).
- What is SCL's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on SCL's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $14.98. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is SCL overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, SCL currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is STEPAN CO's quality score?
- SCL scores 62.647058823529406/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000094049, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-06) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:47:11 PM.
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