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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCL | -35.5% | -58.31% | -16.05% | +32,273% |
| S&P | +14.5% | +93.32% | +14.09% | +6,871% |
Stepan Co. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty and intermediate chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers a range of surfactant chemicals such as anionic, cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. The Polymers segment produces polyester polyols and phthalic anhydride. The Specialty Products segment consists of chemicals used in food, flavoring, nutritional supplements, and pharmaceutical applications. The company was founded by Alfred C. Stepan Jr. in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.
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Specialty chemical maker Stepan posted strong Q1 results as it offset a 4% drop in sales volume with higher prices on its products.
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $594.69M | 6.9% |
| Gross Profit | $71.88M | 3.4% |
| Gross Margin | 12.09% | -0.4% |
| Market Cap | $1.23B | -34.7% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.51M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 2.4K | 0.3% |
| Net Income | $11.34M | 19.1% |
| EBITDA | $49.25M | 5.5% |
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| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $88.90M | -28.7% |
| Accounts Receivable | $442.15M | 1.1% |
| Inventory | 329.5 | 23.9% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $433.34M | 0.5% |
| Short Term Debt | $289.28M | -2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 2.43% | 1.0% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 6.90% | -1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | -$14.41M | -6825.5% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $11.19M | -62.1% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 38.66 | 29.46 | 22.45 | 21.55 | -61.08% |
| Price to Book | 1.46 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 1.03 | -33.93% |
| Price to Sales | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.55 | -36.82% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 1.65 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.16 | -34.50% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 36.23 | 117.25 | 278.28 | - | |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 45.81 | 57.49 | 32.73 | 38.22 | -29.44% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | - | |
| Return on Equity | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 64.90% |
| Total Debt | $758.76M | $698.01M | $731.26M | $722.62M | -0.64% |
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