What is Stepan's net debt?

Stepan (SCL) reported net debt of $572.31M in Q1 2026.

How has Stepan's net debt changed year-over-year?

Stepan's net debt decreased by 8.3% year-over-year, from $623.77M to $572.31M.

What is the long-term trend for Stepan's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Stepan's net debt has grown at a 44.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$88.67M to $558.35M.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Stepan SCL Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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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+3.0%

Enterprise value$1.82B-0.8%

P/S0.5×0.0×

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

Calculated from Stepan’s reported figures.

$713.1Mtotal debt−$140.8Mcash and equivalents=$572.31M

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 net debt?: Stepan (SCL) reported net debt of $572.31M in Q1 2026.
How has Stepan's net debt changed year-over-year?: Stepan's net debt decreased by 8.3% year-over-year, from $623.77M to $572.31M.
What is the long-term trend for Stepan's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Stepan's net debt has grown at a 44.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$88.67M to $558.35M.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.