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STEPAN CO SCL

NYSE · stock · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

STEPAN CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.3B
P / E27.0×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.0×
P / FCF49.9×
Dividend yield2.77%
Net margin2.0%
Return on equity3.8%
FCF margin1.1%
Net debt$494.0M
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$1.8B
EV / EBITDA8.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.5%
Return on capital4.6%
Graham number -22.9%$50.07

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($50.07); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.90% 5.20% 5.60% 5.50% 6.80% 5.90% 5.30% 1.70% 2.30% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
19.20% 18.00% 17.00% 18.30% 20.50% 16.90% 15.40% 11.90% 12.50% 11.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.20% 8.00% 7.50% 6.80% 9.20% 7.30% 7.50% 2.50% 3.20% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.20% 13.20% 13.70% 11.60% 12.80% 12.80% 12.60% 3.30% 4.30% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
23.1M 23.4M 23.3M 23.3M 23.3M 23.3M 23.1M 22.9M 22.9M 22.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$91.3M -$8.1M -$24.1M -$93.3M -$151.3M $204.4M $413.4M $524.3M $525.8M $494.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.40% 6.70% 7.30% 6.50% 7.20% 6.70% 6.00% 1.70% 2.20% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.20% 6.20% 4.20% 6.10% 5.90% -5.20% -5.10% -3.70% 1.80% 1.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.49× 0.38× 0.34× 0.25× 0.20× 0.34× 0.50× 0.54× 0.53× 0.50× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.73 $4.31 $4.76 $4.42 $5.45 $5.92 $6.38 $1.75 $2.20 $2.05 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

STEPAN CO trades at about 31.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.2×–51×, median 20.9×).

17.2× 51×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.2×–51×); dot = today's 31.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin11.6%12.5%11.9%15.4%16.9%20.5%18.3%17.0%18.0%19.2%
Operating margin3.4%3.2%2.5%7.5%7.3%9.2%6.8%7.5%8.0%7.2%
Net margin2.0%2.3%1.7%5.3%5.9%6.8%5.5%5.6%5.2%4.9%
FCF margin1.1%1.8%-3.7%-5.1%-5.2%5.9%6.1%4.2%6.2%6.2%
Return on assets2.0%2.2%1.7%6.0%6.7%7.2%6.5%7.3%6.7%6.4%
Return on equity3.8%4.3%3.3%12.6%12.8%12.8%11.6%13.7%13.2%13.2%
Debt / equity0.50×0.53×0.54×0.50×0.34×0.20×0.25×0.34×0.38×0.49×
Current ratio1.291.211.401.561.822.172.412.462.462.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.