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SCL · Stepan Co

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$63.88 +0.45 (+0.71%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$1.46B
Shares
22.73M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$63.88 Open$64.28 Day$63.57–65.18 52W close$42.31–67.23 Avg vol 30d140K Short int591K · 2.6% float · 3.5d Short vol65% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +21%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +9%
      above
      RSI (14) 59
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 87%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return +24%
      trailing
      YTD return +35%
      this year
      Relative strength +13%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $59 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +32 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.60% of float · ▼ -2.1% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      228 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 51
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 15%
      expanding
      EPS growth −7%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $25.4M
      Buyback $125.1M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $494.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 37%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −33%
      past year
      ATR 2.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      Full year restructuring charges · full year $75M – $80M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2024
      Effective tax rate · full-year 2024 19% – 20%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +21% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +9% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      59 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      87% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $59 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +32 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.60% of float · ▼ -2.1% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      228 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $42 Now $64 · 87% Range high $67
      vs 200-day avg +21% vs 50-day avg +9%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Corporate Expenses non-GAAP 33.6M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Net Debt non-GAAP $533.7M June 30, 2026
      Net Debt / (Net Debt + Equity) non-GAAP 31% June 30, 2026
      Organic net sales non-GAAP 4% Q1 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA - Polymers non-GAAP $76.4M Full Year 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA - Specialty Products non-GAAP $31.5M Full Year 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA - Surfactants non-GAAP $32.1M Q4 2025
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $25.4M Q4 2025
      Global sales volume, excluding Philippines asset divestiture 2% Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SCL
      Stepan Co
      this stock
      $1.46B +34.9% -2.1% 2.6%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $221.79B +12.8% +3.0% 31.0 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $122.12B +4.3% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $84.62B +9.1% +2.1% 32.2 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $79.62B +8.8% +2.2% 38.1 1.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      228
      % held
      84.7%
      Net QoQ
      -531.3K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      275
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      591.4K
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      -12.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      65%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      94
      Value
      $5.5K
      As of
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      47.6%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $46.9M
      EPS diluted
      $2.05
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $125.1M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $499.6K
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SCL -1.6% +8.4% +24.5% -0.4% +34.9%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.2% +5.5% +12.9% -3.4% +22.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.395 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.395 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
      Raised 2.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.57 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.46%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $125.10M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 94049 CUSIP 858586100 13F (30d) 209 filings 206 filers Visit website Investor relations