# STEPAN COMPANY (SCL) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Stepan Company (SCL) grew revenue 7.0% in FY2025 to $2.3 billion, operating margin 3.4% against a 4.2% median for soap, detergents, cleang preparations, perfumes, cosmetics, equity 52.8% of assets, and dividend per share up 13 years running. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 94049 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SCL) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SCL.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.3B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 7.0% |
| Revenue growth per year | -0.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.4% (prior year 3.2%) |
| Net margin | 2.0% |
| Operating cash flow | $148M |
| Capital spending | $123M |
| Free cash flow | $25M |
| Cash | $133M |
| Long-term debt | $627M |
| Total assets | $2.4B |
| Total equity | $1.2B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 52.8% |
| Return on equity | 3.8% |
| Dividend per share | $1.55 |
| Dividend years rising | 13 |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 3.71 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 6 of 9 (solid)
- Beneish M: -2.66 (below the −1.78 line)
- Health Harbor boat: Weathered boat · two warning signs · filed restructuring or exit costs in the last 12 months; slow and jumpy: growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more
- Cash Compass: Fading · slow and jumpy, lagging its peers

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $2.3B (FY2025), total debt $626.7M. Experience: revenue up 7.0% on the year, down 0.1% a year over 4 years; operating margin 3.4%, up from 3.2%. Soundness: equity 52.8% of assets, return on equity 3.8%, payout 74.7% of profit, dividend per share up 13 years running. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $1.9B and $2.8B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $1.7B to $3.1B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (14 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 3.4% against a 4.2% median; growth 7.0% against 0.8%.

Range logged 2026-09-29, receipt edaed23713d1f08d, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 2.05 Restructuring or exit costs: 2, latest 2026-07-29 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526322116/0001193125-26-322116-index.htm))
- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 2, latest 2026-07-29 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526322116/0001193125-26-322116-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 10-Q · filed 2026-11-04 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526447581/0001193125-26-447581-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-10-28 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526435067/0001193125-26-435067-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-28 · 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526403127/0001193125-26-403127-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-05 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526334428/0001193125-26-334428-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-07-29 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities; 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526322116/0001193125-26-322116-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-05-06 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526208061/0001193125-26-208061-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000094049.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=94049

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: STEPAN COMPANY (SCL) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-15, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SCL. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.