SCL

Stepan Company Common Stock (SCL)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$62.03as of 10/16/2026

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September 26, 2026

SCL Named in SeekingAlpha's Dividend Kings List for September 2026. SCL was highlighted in SeekingAlpha's September 2026 Dividend Kings list, underscoring its consistent dividend payments. The inclusion signals a strong track record of returning cash to shareholders. This recognition may reinforce investor confidence in the company’s dividend strategy.

Active signals

Support level
$50.7
Industry
Package Goods/Cosmetics

What SCL's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike39-0.4%44%
Bollinger Band Breakout22+0.5%55%
Bollinger Band Breakdown21-0.8%48%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now21+0.8%62%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.7%46%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About SCL

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…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Package Goods/Cosmetics
Employees
2,328

Fundamentals

1-day range
$61.86$63.72
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E (trailing)
—
P/E (forward)
17.00
EPS (trailing)
$-0.12
Dividend yield
1.83%
Beta
0.95
Avg. volume
142.2K
Ex-dividend date
September 1, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 15, 2026
52-week range
$41.82$68
Next earnings: October 28, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.73confirmed

How Stepan Company Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$2.33BNet Income$46.90M (2%)Cost of Revenue$2.06B (88%)SG&A$139.56M (6%)Other$70.43M (3%)Tax$13.01M (1%)SCL

Source: 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$269.89M(12%)
Operating Income$78.55M(3%)

Forecasts

1 analyst ratings

Buy 80%
Hold 20%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$85
+37.0%
Median
$85
+37.0%
Low
$85
+37.0%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
21.1K
Disposed
949

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
18.18M
Total value held
$880.49M
Institutional holders
215
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown3.31M
  • Unknown1.59M
  • Unknown1.12M
  • Unknown947.5K
  • Unknown942.0K
  • Unknown902.7K
  • Unknown732.1K
  • Unknown529.6K
  • Unknown464.5K
  • Unknown393.3K

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