The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

SCL

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.stepan.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.33B+4.4%
Gross profit$277.60M+0.6%
Operating income$78.55M-2.0%
Net income$46.90M-3.0%
Cash from ops$174.88M+0.5%
Quotation

$65.28

+0.34 (+0.5%)

52w hi$66.21
52w lo$41.31
Vol57.56K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.18

Short+0.31
Medium+0.13
Long+0.05

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Stepan Company

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$1.48B
Enterprise value$2.07B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E17.69x
EV / EBITDA9.87x
P / S (ttm)0.61x
Profit margin-0.1%
Return on equity-0.2%
Revenue growth+15.0%
Earnings growth+101.6%
Debt / equity58.36
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.93
Corr SPX0.42
Annual vol35.8%
Annual ret+0.1%
Sharpe0.00
Max DD-47.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.24
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.23
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$65.00$65.47$64.77$65.2857.56K
Aug 12$64.89$65.36$63.61$64.9486.80K
Aug 11$65.34$65.91$64.39$65.0584.10K
Aug 10$64.64$65.90$63.45$64.86131.30K
Aug 7$64.02$65.72$64.02$65.15118.30K