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STEPAN CO
SCL
$1.3B
Mkt Cap
$57.57
-0.05%
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a current P/E ratio of 28.1, compared to its historical median P/E of 19.4. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 6.8%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a market capitalization of $1.6B. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, STEPAN CO (SCL) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 2.23%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, STEPAN CO (SCL) appears fair. The current P/E of 28.1 is 45% above its historical median of 19.4. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -14.7%.
STEPAN CO (SCL) operates in the Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector.
STEPAN CO (SCL) reported annual revenue of $2.3 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Stepan Company, which was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on February 19, 1959, and its subsidiaries produce specialty and intermediate chemicals, which are sold to other manufacturers and used in a variety of end products. The Company has three reportable segments: Surfactants, Polymers and Specialty Products. Revenue-Generating Products Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces; they can provide actions such as detergency (i.e., the ability of water to remove soil from another surface), wetting and foaming, dispersing, emulsification (aiding two dissimilar liquids to mix), demulsification, viscosity modifications and biocidal disinfectants. Surfactants are the basic cleaning agent in detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, fine fabrics, floors and walls. Surfactants are also used for the same purpose in shampoos, body wash and conditioners, fabric softeners, toothpastes, cosmetics and other personal care products.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.3B | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 2.8B | 2.3B |
| Net Income | -14M | 47M | 50M | 40M | 147M | 138M |
| EPS | $-0.51 | $2.05 | $2.20 | $1.75 | $6.38 | $5.92 |
| Free Cash Flow | 37M | 25M | 39M | -85M | -141M | -122M |
| ROIC | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 11.3% | 12.9% |
| Gross Margin | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 15.4% | 16.9% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.34 |
| Dividends/Share | $1.29 | $1.55 | $1.51 | $1.47 | $1.37 | $1.25 |
| Operating Income | 639K | 79M | 70M | 59M | 207M | 171M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 7.3% |
| ROE | -1.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 13.1% | 13.4% |
| Shares Outstanding | 27M | 23M | 23M | 23M | 23M | 23M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.9B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.8B | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 2.3B |
| Gross Margin | 12.9% | 17.4% | 19.2% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 20.5% | 16.9% | 15.4% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| R&D | 27M | 30M | 35M | 33M | 34M | 34M | 36M | 39M | 41M | 36M | 34M | 35M | 35M |
| SG&A | 67M | 76M | 75M | 76M | 79M | 83M | 87M | 93M | 102M | 93M | 98M | 91M | 91M |
| EBIT | 91M | 123M | 128M | 155M | 149M | 127M | 172M | 171M | 207M | 59M | 70M | 79M | 639K |
| Op. Margin | 4.7% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 57M | 76M | 86M | 101M | 111M | 103M | 127M | 138M | 147M | 40M | 50M | 47M | -14M |
| Net Margin | 3.0% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| Non-Recurring | 4.0M | 0 | 7.1M | 3.1M | 2.6M | 3.3M | 1.2M | 3.4M | 1.3M | 14M | 2.8M | 25M | 25M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 13.2% | 15.7% | 12.9% | 11.3% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 10.5% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 14.4% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| ROA | 4.9% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 83M | 184M | 212M | 199M | 171M | 218M | 235M | 72M | 161M | 175M | 162M | 148M | 158M |
| Free Cash Flow | -19M | 64M | 109M | 120M | 84M | 113M | 109M | -122M | -141M | -85M | 39M | 25M | 37M |
| Owner Earnings | 19M | 112M | 125M | 113M | 83M | 131M | 143M | -30M | 52M | 64M | 45M | 16M | 22M |
| CapEx | 102M | 119M | 103M | 79M | 87M | 106M | 126M | 194M | 302M | 260M | 123M | 123M | 121M |
| Maint. CapEx | 64M | 67M | 75M | 79M | 81M | 79M | 82M | 91M | 95M | 105M | 112M | 126M | 130M |
| Growth CapEx | 38M | 52M | 28M | 0 | 5.5M | 27M | 44M | 104M | 207M | 155M | 11M | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 64M | 67M | 75M | 79M | 81M | 79M | 82M | 91M | 95M | 105M | 112M | 126M | 130M |
| CapEx/OCF | 123.3% | 65.0% | 48.6% | 39.5% | 50.6% | 48.3% | 53.5% | 269.6% | 187.6% | 148.9% | 75.8% | 82.8% | 76.4% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 15M | 16M | 17M | 19M | 21M | 23M | 25M | 28M | 31M | 33M | 34M | 35M | 35M |
| Dividend Yield | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| Share Buybacks | 7.9M | 2.0M | 2.4M | 6.0M | 16M | 13M | 15M | 17M | 25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 68K | 4.4M | 13M | 7.2M | 6.8M | 8.9M | 10M | 12M | 14M | 5.7M | 5.3M | 6.0M | 6.1M |
| Debt Repayment | 13M | 13M | 15M | 21M | 21M | 46M | 24M | 38M | 38M | 38M | 49M | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 203M | 129M | 93M | -14M | -18M | -101M | -151M | 207M | 413M | 524M | 526M | 494M | 511M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 85M | 176M | 226M | 299M | 300M | 315M | 350M | 159M | 174M | 130M | 100M | 133M | 141M |
| Long-Term Debt | 247M | 313M | 289M | 268M | 239M | 199M | 161M | 323M | 455M | 401M | 333M | 341M | 328M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.55 |
| Interest Coverage | 7.9 | 20465.0 | 14203.3 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Equity | 536M | 557M | 635M | 740M | 807M | 892M | 987M | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Total Assets | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.8B | 2.1B | 2.4B | 2.4B | 2.3B | 2.4B | 2.3B |
| Total Liabilities | 625M | 680M | 718M | 762M | 706M | 687M | 764M | 991M | 1.3B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 10M |
| Intangibles | 21M | 18M | 22M | 19M | 14M | 15M | 24M | 61M | 58M | 53M | 43M | 40M | 38M |
| Retained Earnings | 521M | 580M | 649M | 722M | 837M | 922M | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
| Working Capital | 326M | 376M | 388M | 468M | 495M | 480M | 489M | 413M | 374M | 244M | 141M | 192M | 186M |
| Current Assets | 576M | 620M | 686M | 789M | 834M | 819M | 906M | 913M | 1.0B | 852M | 810M | 859M | 906M |
| Current Liabilities | 250M | 243M | 297M | 320M | 339M | 339M | 417M | 500M | 671M | 608M | 669M | 666M | 720M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 2.49 | 3.32 | 3.73 | 4.31 | 4.76 | 4.42 | 5.45 | 5.92 | 6.38 | 1.75 | 2.20 | 2.05 | -0.51 |
| Owner EPS | 0.82 | 4.91 | 5.39 | 4.82 | 3.56 | 5.61 | 6.16 | -1.31 | 2.27 | 2.78 | 1.94 | 0.69 | 0.80 |
| Book Value | 23.35 | 24.34 | 27.46 | 31.65 | 34.59 | 38.22 | 42.42 | 46.15 | 50.56 | 52.95 | 51.10 | 54.38 | 43.47 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 3.60 | 8.03 | 9.18 | 8.51 | 7.33 | 9.36 | 10.11 | 3.10 | 6.97 | 7.61 | 7.08 | 6.46 | 4.21 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.29 |
| Shares Out. | 22.9M | 22.9M | 23.1M | 23.4M | 23.3M | 23.3M | 23.3M | 23.3M | 23.1M | 23.0M | 22.9M | 22.9M | 27.4M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 13.7 | 13.1 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 51.3 | 28.6 | 22.8 | -112.3 |
| P/FCF | N/A | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 22.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36.6 | 42.1 | 42.5 |
| EV/EBIT | 9.8 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 12.7 | 46.2 | 30.6 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Price/Book | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | N/A | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Price/Sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| FCF Yield | -2.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 4.4% | -4.7% | -6.2% | -4.1% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Market Cap | 784M | 992M | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 2.6B | 2.3B | 2.1B | 1.4B | 1.1B | 1.6B |
| Avg. Price | 44.21 | 39.58 | 54.19 | 71.40 | 71.41 | 82.21 | 94.12 | 112.18 | 97.35 | 86.09 | 78.31 | 51.57 | 57.57 |
| Year-End Price | 34.17 | 43.36 | 71.36 | 69.76 | 65.50 | 89.88 | 107.21 | 112.38 | 98.38 | 89.70 | 62.86 | 46.70 | 57.57 |
STEPAN CO passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
STEPAN CO trades at 28.1x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 19.4x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 51.4x vs a median of 18.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 6.8% with a gross margin of 13.7%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 2.2%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -20.7%.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a net profit margin of 2.0%. This is a modest margin.
STEPAN CO (SCL) generated $25 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. This indicates moderate leverage.
STEPAN CO (SCL) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2.05 in its most recent fiscal year.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.9%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a 5-year average gross margin of 13.7%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for STEPAN CO (SCL), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
STEPAN CO (SCL) has a book value per share of $54.38, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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