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Stepan SCL Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin11.6%-0.9pp12.5%+0.5pp11.9%-3.5pp15.4%-1.5pp
Operating margin3.4%+0.1pp3.2%+0.7pp2.5%-5.0pp7.5%+0.2pp
Net margin2%-0.3pp2.3%+0.5pp1.8%-3.5pp5.3%-0.6pp
EBITDA margin8.8%+0.4pp8.4%+1.3pp7%-3.8pp10.9%-0.3pp
Free cash flow margin1.1%-5.1%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity3.9%-0.3pp4.2%+0.7pp3.5%-9.7pp13.1%-0.2pp
Return on assets2%-0.1pp2.2%+0.4pp1.7%-4.8pp6.5%-0.7pp
Return on invested capital3.4%+0.2pp3.2%-0.2pp3.4%-7.3pp10.7%-1.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover+0.1×0.9×0.0×-0.3×1.2×0.0×
Inventory turnover+0.1×6.9×+0.8×6.1×-0.5×6.6×-0.8×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.3×+0.1×1.2×-0.2×1.4×-0.2×1.6×-0.3×
Quick ratio0.8×+0.1×0.8×-0.2×0.0×-0.3×
Cash ratio0.2×+0.1×0.1×-0.1×0.2×0.0×0.3×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×+0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×-0.5×3.3×-0.4×3.6×+2.1×1.6×+0.5×
Per Share
Book value per share$54.35+6.5%$51.02-3.8%$53.02+4.9%$50.56+9.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.25B+3.7%$1.46B-32.5%$2.16B-8.9%$2.37B-15.1%
Enterprise value$1.82B-0.3%$2.05B-25.4%$2.75B-3.2%$2.84B-7.1%
Price / earnings22.8×-6.1×28.9×-23.2×52.1×+36.0×16.1×-4.1×
Price / sales0.5×0.0×0.7×-0.3×0.9×+0.1×0.9×-0.3×
Price / book1.1×0.0×1.2×-0.5×1.8×-0.3×-0.6×
EV / EBITDA14.1×+4.5×11.2×-5.5×16.8×+7.4×9.4×-2.3×
EV / sales0.8×0.0×0.9×-0.2×1.2×+0.2×-0.3×
Free cash flow yield3%-5.9%-1.6pp
Earnings yield-1.1%-5.8pp3.5%+1.5pp1.9%-4.3pp6.2%+1.3pp
Dividend yield2.8%0.0pp2.3%+0.8pp1.5%+0.2pp1.3%+0.3pp

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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.