Stepan (SCL) financials
Stepan revenue and earnings by year
Stepan's revenue was $2.33 billion in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, up 7.0% from the year before. Net income was $46.9 million, 2.0% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 3.1% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.33 | 2.77 | 2.35 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 1.93 | 1.77 |
| Revenue growth | 7.0% | -6.3% | -16.1% | 18.2% | 25.5% | 0.6% | -6.8% | 3.6% | 9.0% | — |
| Gross profit | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Gross margin | 11.6% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 18.3% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 19.2% |
| Operating income | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 7.2% |
| Net income | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.05 | $2.20 | $1.75 | $6.38 | $5.92 | $5.45 | $4.43 | $4.77 | $3.92 | $3.74 |
| Free cash flow | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.09 | -0.14 | -0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open SCL in Markets.
How Stepan makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to June 30, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Surfactants | $484M | 70.7% |
| Polymers | $178M | 26.0% |
| Specialty Products | $22.2M | 3.2% |
See also: SCL valuation and P/E history · SCL returns
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