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Stepan SCL Surfactants — Payments To Acquire Productive Assets

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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:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

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 surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets?
Stepan (SCL) reported surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets of $22.38M in Q1 2026.
How has Stepan's surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets changed year-over-year?
Stepan's surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets decreased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $24M to $22.38M.
What is the long-term trend for Stepan's surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stepan's surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets has grown at a -13.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $154.95M to $88.68M.
What does surfactants — payments to acquire productive assets mean?
Measures the cash outflows dedicated to capital expenditures, such as purchasing machinery, equipment, or facility upgrades for the surfactant segment. This metric indicates the level of investment in long-term productive capacity and technological infrastructure.