What is Stepan's sales & marketing?

Stepan (SCL) reported sales & marketing of $12.17M in Q1 2026.

How has Stepan's sales & marketing changed year-over-year?

Stepan's sales & marketing increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $12.11M to $12.17M.

What is the long-term trend for Stepan's sales & marketing?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stepan's sales & marketing has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $59.19M to $48.77M.

What does sales & marketing mean?

Costs of selling products and services including sales force compensation, commissions, marketing campaigns, trade shows, and customer acquisition 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:SellingAndMarketingExpense.

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 sales & marketing?: Stepan (SCL) reported sales & marketing of $12.17M in Q1 2026.
How has Stepan's sales & marketing changed year-over-year?: Stepan's sales & marketing increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $12.11M to $12.17M.
What is the long-term trend for Stepan's sales & marketing?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stepan's sales & marketing has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $59.19M to $48.77M.
What does sales & marketing mean?: Costs of selling products and services including sales force compensation, commissions, marketing campaigns, trade shows, and customer acquisition expenses.