Is Stepan Company (SCL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Stepan Company's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 2934.0, a forward P/E of about 15.0, a price-to-book of about 1.1 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Stepan Company's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (3.53×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Stepan Company's revenue?

Stepan Company reported revenue of $2.3B for FY2025, with net profit of $46.9M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Stepan Company (SCL)?

Stepan Company last traded at $58.68 (+0.1% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Stepan Company

SCL · NYSE · Materials · United States

$58.68+0.1%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:18 PM

Snapshot

TickerSCL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees2,328

HeadquartersNorthbrook, United States

Market cap$1.3B

P/E (TTM)2934.0

P/B1.1

Volume35.2K

Websitewww.stepan.com

Filings tracked3

About Stepan Company

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in the United States, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients; emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins used in coating applications; specialty polyols, such as CASE and powdered polyester resins; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders5.8%
Institutions87.8%
Public & other6.4%

312 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.58%
HighTower Advisors, LLC7.00%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.98%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4.92%
Deprince, Race & Zollo, Inc.4.17%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.15%
State Street Corporation3.97%
American Century Companies Inc3.22%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 3.8% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion3.53×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend1.7% → 2.0%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity3.8%

Latest ROE of 3.8% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 0% · PAT 8%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $654.1M · EPS 0.93

Est. earnings growth +93.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.7B · EPS 3.92

Est. earnings growth +54.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$41.8252-wk range$68.00

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$1.3B

Day change

+0.1%

P/E (TTM)

2934.0

Fwd P/E

15.0

P/B

1.1

Div yield

2.70%

Beta

0.95

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.3B

Net margin

2.0%

ROE

3.8%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+0.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+8.0%

EPS (FY2025)

2.05

Net profit (FY2025)

$46.9M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$2.3B	$46.9M	2.05	2.0%	3.8%
FY2024	$2.2B	$50.4M	2.20	2.3%	4.3%
FY2023	$2.3B	$40.2M	1.75	1.7%	3.3%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$604.5M	$-41.4M	-1.81	-6.8%
2025Q3	$590.3M	$10.8M	0.47	1.8%
2025Q2	$594.7M	$11.3M	0.50	1.9%
2025Q1	$593.3M	$19.7M	0.86	3.3%
2024Q3	$546.8M	$23.6M	1.03	4.3%
2024Q2	$556.4M	$9.5M	0.42	1.7%
2024Q1	$551.4M	$13.9M	0.61	2.5%
2023Q3	$562.2M	$12.6M	0.55	2.2%
2023Q2	$580.0M	$12.7M	0.55	2.2%
2023Q1	$651.4M	$16.1M	0.70	2.5%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC5/6/2026
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC4/30/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material

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