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Stepan SCL Q1 2026 earnings

Reported April 28, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$604.5MMiss by $7.7M
EPS$0.45Beat by $0.07
Revenue estimate$612.2M
EPS estimate$0.39

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Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$604.5M+1.9%
Gross profit$64.9M-14.1%
Operating income-$49.6M-275%
Net income-$41.4M-310%
EPS (diluted)-$1.81-310%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$140.8M+31.0%
Total debt$713.1M-2.5%
Total equity$1.2B-0.6%
Total assets$2.3B-2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$16.9M+144%
CapEx$30.9M-5.7%
Free cash flow-$14.0M+45.9%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 03/31/26
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Market cap$1.13B-8.6%
Enterprise value$1.71B-8.5%
P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin11.1%-1.4pp
Operating margin0%-3.5pp
Net margin-0.6%-3.1pp
FCF margin1.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-1.2%-5.8pp
Debt / equity0.6×0.0×
Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Segments

By segment

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Surfactants$453.7M+5.4%
Polymers$130.0M-11.0%
Specialty Products$20.8M+23.8%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$684.1MBeat by $48.3M
Q1 2026$604.5MMiss by $7.7M
Q4 2025$553.9MMiss by $16.7MQ3 2025$590.3MBeat by $19.7MQ2 2025$594.7MBeat by $9.2MQ1 2025$593.3MIn line

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$1.00Beat by $0.39
Q1 2026$0.45Beat by $0.07
Q4 2025-$0.02Miss by $0.37Q3 2025$0.48Beat by $0.12Q2 2025$0.52Miss by $0.40Q1 2025$0.84Beat by $0.33

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Questions, answered.

When did Stepan report Q1 2026 earnings?
Stepan (SCL) reported Q1 2026 earnings on April 28, 2026 before market open.
What were Stepan's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Stepan reported revenue of $604.5M and eps of $0.45 for Q1 2026.
Did Stepan beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $612.2M by $7.7M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.07.
How did Stepan's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 1.9% from $593.3M a year earlier and eps declined 46.4% from $0.84.
Where can I find Stepan's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001193125-26-183483) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001193125-26-208061) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.