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Stepan

NYQ:SCL US8585861003
52
  • Value
    48
  • Growth
    31
  • Safety
    Safety
    61
  • Combined
    35
  • Sentiment
    77
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

Stepan Company manufactures specialty and intermediate chemicals. It operates in the Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products segments. Stepan's products are used in consumer and industrial cleaning, agricultural products, and various industrial applications. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,277 million, profits of $272 million, and revenue of $2,180 million, with 2,396 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Stepan are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Stepan. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 77, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 77% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 61 or better than 61% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 48, meaning that the share price of Stepan is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 31. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country USA
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Size Medium
Website stepan.com
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Last update: 30-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
48 71 47 55
Growth
31 65 7 33
Safety
Safety
61 57 79 92
Sentiment
77 35 53 49
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52 66 24 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 36 89 44
Opinions Change
50 23 50 13
Pro Holdings
n/a 19 20 59
Market Pulse
59 80 56 68
Sentiment
77 35 53 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
48 71 47 55
Growth
31 65 7 33
Safety Safety
61 57 79 92
Combined
35 79 30 62
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
72 80 71 63
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
34 51 16 50
Price vs. Book (P/B)
83 72 56 60
Dividend Yield
1 75 51 41
Value
48 71 47 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
68 61 33 22
Profit Growth
17 92 20 32
Capital Growth
36 39 11 89
Stock Returns
41 17 29 21
Growth
31 65 7 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
89 67 68 88
Refinancing
34 41 41 47
Liquidity
45 45 82 84
Safety Safety
61 57 79 92

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