What is Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross?

Stepan (SCL) reported surfactants — goodwill gross of $28.23M in Q4 2025.

How has Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross changed year-over-year?

Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $26.48M to $28.23M.

What does surfactants — goodwill gross mean?

Represents the total historical purchase price premium paid for acquisitions attributed to the surfactant segment, before any impairment adjustments. It reflects the cumulative investment in business combinations and the perceived value of acquired synergies or market presence.

Stepan SCL Surfactants — Goodwill Gross

Other segment segments

Polymers

$76.09M+8.1%

Specialty Products

$483K0.0%

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APOGPerformance Surfaces — Goodwill

$118.38M0.0%

IOSPPerformance Chemicals — Goodwill Gross

$144.5M+11.1%

IOSPFuel Specialties — Goodwill Gross

$207.7M+0.1%

ASHSpecialty Additives — Goodwill

$112M-73.7%

NPOAdvanced Surface Technologies — Goodwill

$532.2M0.0%

ASHLife Sciences — Goodwill

$462M-42.8%

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:GoodwillGross.

The official record: Stepan’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross?: Stepan (SCL) reported surfactants — goodwill gross of $28.23M in Q4 2025.
How has Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross changed year-over-year?: Stepan's surfactants — goodwill gross increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $26.48M to $28.23M.
What does surfactants — goodwill gross mean?: Represents the total historical purchase price premium paid for acquisitions attributed to the surfactant segment, before any impairment adjustments. It reflects the cumulative investment in business combinations and the perceived value of acquired synergies or market presence.