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Stepan Company (SCL)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Northbrook, United States | NYSE
51.42 USD +0.63 (1.240%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 51.54 +0.12 (0.225%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:29 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT

Stepan Company (SCL) appears to be a solid long-term investment with a consistent dividend yield and a strong track record of dividend payouts. The recent price movement shows some volatility, but the stock has been trading above its 50-day average, indicating some positive momentum. The options data suggests cautious optimism, with a slight bullish bias for the short term. The recent news and analyst activity also hint at potential for further gains, making it a good candidate for long-term holding or as a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.166417
MSTL0.242397
AutoETS0.242675
AutoARIMA0.243470

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 3.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.035
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 55.55
Revenue per Share 101.964
Market Cap 1,166,739,328
Trailing P/E 25.08
Forward P/E 12.42
Beta 1.01
Profit Margins 2.01%
Website https://www.stepan.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT: The options data suggests a mixed sentiment. For calls, there is a notable increase in open interest (OI) for out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, indicating potential bullish sentiment for the stock to rise above current levels. However, the implied volatility (IV) for these strikes is relatively low, which may indicate caution. For puts, there is a concentration of OI in OTM strikes, suggesting some bearish sentiment, but not enough to indicate a strong short-term sell-off. The overall options activity indicates a cautious approach with some potential for upward movement, but not a clear consensus.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 3.17% 2.37% 1.94%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-02 0.39500 0.782023
2025-11-28 0.39500 0.878204
2025-08-29 0.38500 0.782363
2025-05-30 0.38500 0.726540
2025-03-03 0.38500 0.684816
2024-11-29 0.38500 0.519746
2024-08-30 0.37500 0.504036
2024-05-31 0.37500 0.451029
2024-02-29 0.37500 0.442725
2023-11-29 0.37500 0.478854
2023-08-30 0.36500 0.441359
2023-05-30 0.36500 0.417590
2023-03-02 0.36500 0.373771
2022-11-29 0.36500 0.360840
2022-08-30 0.33500 0.341988
2022-05-27 0.33500 0.323986
2022-03-03 0.33500 0.350718
2021-11-29 0.33500 0.311836
2021-08-30 0.30500 0.286875
2021-05-27 0.30500 0.248102
2021-03-04 0.30500 0.278188
2020-11-27 0.30500 0.281629
2020-08-28 0.27500 0.260264
2020-05-28 0.27500 0.306598
2020-03-04 0.27500 0.331298
2019-11-27 0.27500 0.308303
2019-08-29 0.25000 0.291452
2019-05-30 0.25000 0.326463
2019-03-01 0.25000 0.297146
2018-11-29 0.25000 0.349564
2018-08-30 0.22500 0.286298
2018-05-30 0.22500 0.346686
2018-03-02 0.22500 0.311469
2017-11-29 0.22500 0.305294
2017-08-29 0.20500 0.305053
2017-05-26 0.20500 0.272637
2017-03-01 0.20500 0.296420
2016-11-28 0.20500 0.298129
2016-08-29 0.19000 0.311169
2016-05-26 0.19000 0.373828
2016-03-02 0.19000 0.426797
2015-11-25 0.19000 0.424838
2015-08-27 0.18000 0.469257
2015-05-27 0.18000 0.420734
2015-02-25 0.18000 0.521723
2014-11-25 0.18000 0.502151
2014-08-27 0.17000 0.419751
2014-05-28 0.17000 0.376508
2014-02-26 0.17000 0.338488
2013-11-26 0.17000 0.325254
2013-08-28 0.16000 0.337464
2013-05-29 0.16000 0.351233
2013-02-26 0.16000 0.314028
2012-11-28 0.16000 0.393557
2012-08-29 0.14000 0.349680
2012-05-29 0.14000 0.370703
2012-02-27 0.14000 0.394831
2011-11-28 0.14000 0.456569
2011-08-29 0.13000 0.423150
2011-05-25 0.13000 0.500827
2011-02-24 0.13000 0.460452
2010-11-26 0.13000 0.448291
2010-08-27 0.12000 0.538143
2010-05-26 0.12000 0.430166
2010-02-24 0.12000 0.615155
2009-11-25 0.12000 0.471721
2009-08-27 0.11000 0.540082
2009-05-27 0.11000 0.686119
2009-02-25 0.11000 1.069168
2008-11-25 0.11000 0.748896
2008-08-27 0.10500 0.462984
2008-05-28 0.10500 0.685395
2008-02-27 0.10500 0.791679
2007-11-28 0.10500 0.873584
2007-08-29 0.10250 0.903213
2007-05-29 0.10250 0.905207
2007-02-26 0.10250 0.968796
2006-11-28 0.10250 0.930733
2006-08-29 0.10000 0.929877
2006-05-26 0.10000 0.876950
2006-02-24 0.10000 1.007054
2005-11-28 0.10000 1.091971
2005-08-29 0.09750 1.095959
2005-05-26 0.09750 1.328054
2005-02-24 0.09750 1.156468
2004-11-26 0.09750 1.111538
2004-08-27 0.09650 1.214234
2004-05-26 0.09650 1.144204
2004-02-25 0.09650 1.142541
2003-11-25 0.09650 1.144440
2003-08-27 0.09500 1.230964
2003-05-28 0.09500 1.147057
2003-02-26 0.09500 1.192995
2002-11-26 0.09500 1.145135
2002-08-28 0.09150 1.020521
2002-05-29 0.09150 1.056015
2002-02-26 0.09150 1.171221
2001-11-28 0.09150 1.230363
2001-08-29 0.08750 1.198471
2001-05-29 0.08750 1.167372
2001-02-26 0.08750 1.254093
2000-11-28 0.08750 1.386091
2000-08-29 0.08150 1.282667
2000-05-26 0.08150 1.226347
2000-02-25 0.08150 1.358882
1999-11-26 0.08150 1.166057
1999-08-27 0.07500 1.031150
1999-05-26 0.07500 1.050789
1999-02-24 0.07500 1.065479
1998-11-25 0.07500 0.915563
1998-08-26 0.06900 0.869839
1998-05-27 0.06900 0.769158
1998-02-25 0.06900 0.866064
1997-11-25 0.06900 0.890316
1997-08-27 0.06250 0.925197
1997-05-28 0.06250 1.138735
1997-02-26 0.06250 1.117571
1996-11-26 0.06250 1.224006
1996-08-28 0.05900 1.212996
1996-05-29 0.05900 1.096669
1996-02-28 0.05900 1.154790
1995-11-29 0.05900 1.372863
1995-08-30 0.05500 1.240460
1995-05-24 0.05500 1.098875
1995-02-24 0.05500 1.151555
1994-11-25 0.05500 1.390303
1994-08-26 0.05250 1.206163
1994-05-25 0.05250 1.502096
1994-02-23 0.05250 1.296557
1993-11-23 0.05250 1.582746
1993-08-26 0.05000 1.228500
1993-05-24 0.05000 1.155101
1993-02-23 0.05000 1.120926
1992-11-20 0.05000 1.296193
1992-08-24 0.04500 1.003511
1992-05-22 0.04500 0.928038
1992-02-24 0.04500 1.068482
1991-11-22 0.04500 1.450219
1991-08-26 0.04000 1.416954
1991-05-24 0.04000 1.340252
1991-02-25 0.04000 1.136582
1990-11-26 0.04000 1.561504
1990-08-27 0.03500 1.376212
1990-05-24 0.03500 1.489125
1990-02-23 0.03500 1.765454
1989-11-27 0.03500 1.658087
1989-08-28 0.03250 1.442550
1989-05-24 0.03250 1.266508
1989-02-23 0.03250 1.005622
1988-11-25 0.03250 1.218641
1988-08-29 0.02875 1.119534
1988-05-24 0.02875 1.137625
1988-02-24 0.02875 1.285478
1987-11-24 0.02875 1.292797
1987-08-27 0.02500 0.928733
1987-05-21 0.02500 1.156726
1987-02-24 0.02500 1.275604
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.58
dividendYield 3.07
exDividendDate 2026-03-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.55
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030517817
lastDividendValue 0.395
lastDividendDate 2026-03-02
dividendDate 2026-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07697201
Address1 1,101 Skokie Boulevard
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 139.3
All Time Low 0.640625
Ask 51.64
Ask Size 600
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 142,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 175,614
Average Volume 175,614
Average Volume10Days 142,920
Beta 1.008
Bid 51.55
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 54.985
City Northbrook
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.42
Current Ratio 1.289
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 52.47
Day Low 51.04
Debt To Equity 55.55
Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Dividend Rate 1.58
Dividend Yield 3.07
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,377,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,377,600
Earnings Growth 0.491
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.494
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,379,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,379,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,379,400
Ebitda 194,895,008
Ebitda Margins 0.08357
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.837
Enterprise To Revenue 0.738
Enterprise Value 1,722,259,968
Eps Current Year 2.725
Eps Forward 4.14
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 847 501 2100
Fifty Day Average 53.126
Fifty Day Average Change -1.7060013
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03211236
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.697201
Fifty Two Week High 68.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.580002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24382356
Fifty Two Week Low 41.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.599998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2295552
Fifty Two Week Range 41.82 - 68.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.83
Float Shares 21,241,849
Forward Eps 4.14
Forward P E 12.42029
Free Cashflow 10,199,625
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,328
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.11573
Gross Profits 269,888,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0572
Held Percent Institutions 0.86546
Implied Shares Outstanding 22,690,379
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=118345&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Last Dividend Value 0.395
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,355,702,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in the United States, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients; emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins used in coating applications; specialty polyols, such as CASE and powdered polyester resins; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Long Name Stepan Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,166,739,328
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_305102
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 46,895,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,166,739,288
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 51.04
Operating Cashflow 147,882,000
Operating Margins 0.000080000005
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.7561
Peg Ratio 1.75
Phone 847 446 7500
Post Market Change 0.11582947
Post Market Change Percent 0.22526151
Post Market Price 51.535828
Post Market Time 1,776,464,941
Previous Close 50.79
Price Eps Current Year 18.869724
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9351641
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.5002926
Profit Margins 0.02011
Quick Ratio 0.781
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.629997
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2404
Regular Market Day High 52.47
Regular Market Day Low 51.04
Regular Market Day Range 51.04 - 52.47
Regular Market Open 51.04
Regular Market Previous Close 50.79
Regular Market Price 51.42
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 113,054
Return On Assets 0.01846
Return On Equity 0.03885
Revenue Growth 0.054
Revenue Per Share 101.964
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 22,690,379
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0174
Shares Short 395,568
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 417,977
Short Name Stepan Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0252
Short Ratio 2.45
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol SCL
Target High Price 75.0
Target Low Price 75.0
Target Mean Price 75.0
Target Median Price 75.0
Total Cash 132,688,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.862
Total Debt 691,041,984
Total Revenue 2,332,113,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.55
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030517817
Trailing Eps 2.05
Trailing P E 25.082926
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.38495
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.0350494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.02054283
Type Disp Equity
Volume 113,054
Website https://www.stepan.com
Zip 60,062