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Stepan Co
$58.64 +1.74 (+3.06%) At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$1.35B
Shares
22,713,323

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$58.64 Open$57.33 Day$55.11–58.98 52W$41.13–67.47 Avg vol 30d139K Short int643K · 2.8% float · 3.3d Short vol51% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026 Scheduled · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 6, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 16.7 · calm Equity put/call 0.67
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +16%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 70
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 66%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return +25%
      this year
      Relative strength +1%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $53 › 200d $51 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      16 of 223 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +49.5K sh shares · +3 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      2.83% of float · ▲ +31.2% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      223 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 68
      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 36%
      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.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +16% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      70 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      66% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $53 › 200d $51 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      16 of 223 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +49.5K sh shares · +3 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      2.83% of float · ▲ +31.2% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      223 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $41 Now $59 · 66% 52-wk high $67
      vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +10%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Specialty Products volume growth 30% Q1 2026
      adjusted EPS non-GAAP 45 Q1 2026 call
      adjusted net income non-GAAP $10.3M Q1 2026 call
      cash dividend per share 39.5 Q1 2026 call
      dividends paid $8.9M Q1 2026 call
      leverage ratio 2.7 Q1 2026 call
      net debt $511M Q1 2026 call
      organic net sales growth 4% Q1 2026 call
      polymer adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 8% Q1 2026 call
      polymer foreign currency translation impact on sales 3% Q1 2026 call
      polymer North America volume growth 5% Q1 2026 call
      polymer volume decline -6% Q1 2026 call
      specialty products net sales growth 24% Q1 2026 call
      surfactants organic net sales growth 8% Q1 2026 call
      surfactants organic volume growth 2% Q1 2026 call
      surfactants selling price growth 2% Q1 2026 call
      Global sales volume 1% Twelve Months Ended December 31
      Global sales volume, excluding the impact of the Philippines asset divestiture 2% Twelve Months Ended December 31

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SCL
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      this stock
      $1.35B +24.8% -16.1% 2.8%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $240.89B +21.0% +3.0% 34.5 1.4%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $125.91B +7.6% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $83.40B +3.0% +26.4% 32.5 3.2%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.60B +3.2% +2.2% 37.3 1.3%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      225
      % held
      81.4%
      Reported
      16 of 223
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      259
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      642.9K
      Days to cover
      3.3d
      Change
      +153.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      6
      Value
      $323
      As of
      Jun 18, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.2%
      Week of
      May 4, 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
      May 6, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $499.6K
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Jul 29, 2026
      Last call
      Apr 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SCL +6.1% +7.7% +10.9% +5.2% +24.8%
      SPY +1.3% -0.2% +10.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY +4.8% +7.9% +0.8% +4.2% +14.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.395 / share · ex Mar 2, 2026
      Raised 2.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.175 / share · 3 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.00%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 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) 16 filings 16 filers Visit website Investor relations