SCLStepan Company
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A mixed picture: the questions disagree
Quality mixed, no red flags, demanding price, growth steady, the market undecided.
The Company produces and sells intermediate chemicals that are used in a wide variety of applications worldwide. The overall business is comprised of three reportable segments: Surfactants - Surfactants, which accounted for 71 percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales in 2025, are principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products such as detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes.
In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 · SEC EDGAR
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Stepan Company (SCL) reported revenue of $684M in Q2 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 15% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 15% and net income of $23M (3.3% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $2.33B (+7.0% year on year) and net income $47M. Its largest region in Q2 2026 was North America at $274M, 57% of the disclosed total, well ahead of Latin America at 26%. The next results filing is expected around Oct 28, 2026, a quarter after the last one.
What the company said
The company's own words from its current reports to the SEC, newest first
- Sep 28, 2026On September 25, 2026, Stepan Company (“Stepan”) entered into a Credit Agreement among Stepan, the foreign subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and JPMorgan …Material agreement entered · Form 8-K
- Jul 29, 2026On July 28, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved a plan to reduce the Company’s global salaried workforce by around 100 roles during the third quarter of 2026 as part of Project Catalyst, the Company’s previously announced comprehensive operational and efficiency initiative.Earnings release · Form 8-K
- Apr 28, 2026On April 28, 2026, Stepan issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.395 per share.Earnings release · Form 8-K
Quoted from SEC EDGAR filings. A current report is filed within four business days of the event it describes.
Business segments
Jun 2026 · $483.9MThe company’s own SEC segment disclosure.
- North America$273.7M57%
- Latin America$123.5M26%
- Europe$82.0M17%
- Asia$4.7M1%
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