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Stepan SCL Specialty Products — Operating Expenses

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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

Reported directly by Stepan in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingExpenses.

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 specialty products — operating expenses?
Stepan (SCL) reported specialty products — operating expenses of $905K in Q1 2026.
How has Stepan's specialty products — operating expenses changed year-over-year?
Stepan's specialty products — operating expenses increased by 0.9% year-over-year, from $897K to $905K.
What is the long-term trend for Stepan's specialty products — operating expenses?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Stepan's specialty products — operating expenses has grown at a -8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.42M to $3.37M.
What does specialty products — operating expenses mean?
This represents the indirect costs incurred to support the operations of the Specialty Products segment, such as selling, general, and administrative expenses. Monitoring these costs helps evaluate the segment's operational overhead and the effectiveness of its management structure.