Stepan SCL Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 11.1%-0.5pp | 11.6%-0.4pp | 11.9%-0.4pp | 12.4%-0.1pp | 12.5%0.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 0%-3.3pp | 3.4%+0.1pp | 3.3%-0.2pp | 3.4%-0.1pp | 3.5%+0.3pp | |
| Net margin | -0.6%-2.6pp | 2%0.0pp | 2%-0.6pp | 2.6%0.0pp | 2.5%+0.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 5.6%-3.2pp | 8.8%+0.2pp | 8.6%-0.1pp | 8.6%0.0pp | 8.7%+0.3pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.6%+0.5pp | 1.1%-0.3pp | 1.4%— | —— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -1.2%-5.1pp | 3.9%+0.2pp | 3.7%-1.1pp | 4.8%+0.1pp | 4.7%+0.4pp | |
| Return on assets | -0.6%-2.6pp | 2%+0.1pp | 1.9%-0.6pp | 2.4%+0.1pp | 2.4%+0.2pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 0%-3.4pp | 3.4%+0.3pp | 3.2%-0.7pp | 3.9%+0.2pp | 3.6%+0.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 7×-0.1× | 7×+0.5× | 6.5×-0.1× | 6.7×-0.2× | 6.9×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.9×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4×+1.7× | 2.7×-0.4× | 3.1×-0.2× | 3.3×0.0× | 3.2×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $52.12-4.1% | $54.35-0.2% | $54.46+0.3% | $54.27+3.5% | $52.45+2.8% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.25B+3.0% | $1.07B-0.7% | $1.08B-13.5% | $1.25B+0.4% | $1.24B-14.7% | |
| Enterprise value | $1.82B-0.8% | $1.63B-3.4% | $1.69B-10.5% | $1.88B+1.1% | $1.87B-9.2% | |
| Price / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 1×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×-0.1× | 1×0.0× | 1×-0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14×+4.4× | 8×-0.6× | 8.5×-1.1× | 9.7×0.0× | 9.7×-1.6× | |
| EV / sales | 0.8×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 3%— | 2.4%-0.6pp | 3%— | —— | —— | |
| Earnings yield | -1.1%-5.8pp | 4.4%+0.2pp | 4.2%-0.5pp | 4.7%+0.1pp | 4.5%+1.1pp | |
| Dividend yield | 2.8%0.0pp | 3.3%0.0pp | 3.2%+0.5pp | 2.8%0.0pp | 2.8%+0.4pp |
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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.
