Stepan SCL Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 11.1%-1.4pp | 11.6%-0.9pp | 11.9%-1.0pp | 12.4%-0.2pp | 12.5%+0.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 0%-3.5pp | 3.4%+0.1pp | 3.3%+0.4pp | 3.4%+0.8pp | 3.5%+0.9pp | |
| Net margin | -0.6%-3.1pp | 2%-0.3pp | 2%-0.2pp | 2.6%+0.9pp | 2.5%+0.8pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -1.2%-5.8pp | 3.9%-0.3pp | 3.7%-0.2pp | 4.8%+1.8pp | 4.7%+1.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 0%-3.6pp | 3.4%+0.2pp | 3.2%-0.3pp | 3.9%+0.7pp | 3.6%+0.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | 1×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.2×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4×+1.1× | 2.7×-0.5× | 3.1×-0.4× | 3.3×-0.3× | 3.2×-0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $52.12-0.6% | $54.35+6.5% | $54.46+2.4% | $54.27+4.4% | $52.45-0.9% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.25B+3.0% | $1.07B-26.4% | $1.08B-38.8% | $1.25B-34.9% | $1.24B-39.6% | |
| Price / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.2× | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.6×-0.3× | 0.6×-0.4× | |
| Price / book | 1×0.0× | 0.9×-0.4× | 0.9×-0.6× | 1×-0.6× | 1×-0.7× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14×+4.4× | 8×-3.3× | 8.5×-5.1× | 9.7×-5.4× | 9.7×-6.3× | |
| Dividend yield | 2.8%0.0pp | 3.3%+0.9pp | 3.2%+1.3pp | 2.8%+1.0pp | 2.8%+1.1pp |
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- What are Stepan's profit margins?
- Stepan (SCL) runs a 11.1% gross margin and a 0.0% operating margin, with a -0.6% net margin.
- Where do Stepan's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Stepan's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
