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$65.17 -0.11 (-0.17%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.48B
Shares
22.73M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$65.17 Open$65.26 Day$64.65–65.38 52W close$42.31–67.23 Avg vol 30d146K Short int591K · 2.6% float · 3.5d Short vol66% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 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 Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +25%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +12%
      above
      RSI (14) 68
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 92%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return +22%
      trailing
      YTD return +38%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $58 › 200d $52 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% 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 Steady
      226 holders — mid 3-yr range
      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 3.0%
      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 2026
      Full-year restructuring charges in connection with Project Catal $75M – $80M
      second half of 2026
      Restructuring charges in connection with the workforce reduction $4M – $6M
      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 Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      68 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      92% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $58 › 200d $52 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% 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 Steady
      226 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $42 Now $65 · 92% Range high $67
      vs 200-day avg +25% vs 50-day avg +12%

      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
      Organic sales volume 6% Q2 2026
      Cash from Operations $16.9M Q1 2026
      Organic net sales non-GAAP 4% Q1 2026
      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
      $1.48B +37.6% -2.1% 2.6%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $222.53B +13.2% +3.0% 31.1 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $124.25B +4.0% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $87.17B +10.8% +2.1% 33.1 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.40B +5.2% +2.2% 37.1 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
      226
      % held
      84.3%
      Net QoQ
      -624.8K 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 %
      66%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      144
      Value
      $8.2K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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 +0.0% +11.2% +21.7% +1.6% +37.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -0.4% +6.7% +8.0% -2.3% +23.8%

      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)
      2.41%
      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) 213 filings 212 filers Visit website Investor relations