What is Stepan's interest expense?

Stepan (SCL) reported interest expense of -$5.01M in Q1 2026.

How has Stepan's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Stepan's interest expense decreased by 21.4% year-over-year, from -$4.13M to -$5.01M.

What is the long-term trend for Stepan's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stepan's interest expense has grown at a 40.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.75M to -$22.12M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$1.25B-8.6%

Enterprise value$1.82B-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×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Stepan in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet.

The official record: Stepan’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Stepan's interest expense?: Stepan (SCL) reported interest expense of -$5.01M in Q1 2026.
How has Stepan's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Stepan's interest expense decreased by 21.4% year-over-year, from -$4.13M to -$5.01M.
What is the long-term trend for Stepan's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stepan's interest expense has grown at a 40.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.75M to -$22.12M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.