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Stepan SCL Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin11.1%-1.4pp11.6%-0.9pp11.9%-1.0pp12.4%-0.2pp12.5%+0.2pp
Operating margin0%-3.5pp3.4%+0.1pp3.3%+0.4pp3.4%+0.8pp3.5%+0.9pp
Net margin-0.6%-3.1pp2%-0.3pp2%-0.2pp2.6%+0.9pp2.5%+0.8pp
Returns
Return on equity-1.2%-5.8pp3.9%-0.3pp3.7%-0.2pp4.8%+1.8pp4.7%+1.4pp
Return on invested capital0%-3.6pp3.4%+0.2pp3.2%-0.3pp3.9%+0.7pp3.6%+0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover+0.1×+0.1×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.3×0.0×1.3×+0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.2×-0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA4.4×+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 / sales0.5×0.0×0.5×-0.2×0.5×-0.3×0.6×-0.3×0.6×-0.4×
Price / book0.0×0.9×-0.4×0.9×-0.6×-0.6×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA14×+4.4×-3.3×8.5×-5.1×9.7×-5.4×9.7×-6.3×
Dividend yield2.8%0.0pp3.3%+0.9pp3.2%+1.3pp2.8%+1.0pp2.8%+1.1pp

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Questions, answered.

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.