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Stepan Company

SCL Consumer Discretionary Package Goods/Cosmetics
$64.32
▲ +1.8% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:52 ET
Last 30 days +5.25% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$60.47 $61.65 $62.84 $64.02 $65.20 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$64.00
High
$64.64
Low
$63.62
Volume
$107,766
Avg Vol
$162,884
Mkt Cap
$1.4B
P/E (TTM)
—
Beta
—
52w High
$68.00
52w Low
$41.82
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
—

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 2 items

Oct 7 · 11:00 PR PR Newswire
Stepan to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results on October 28, 2026
Aug 28 · 11:01 MarketBeat
Stepan Eyes Margin Recovery as Catalyst Targets $100M in Savings

SCL earnings at a glance

Stepan Company (SCL) is scheduled to report earnings on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 before the market opens — in 5 days. Analysts expect earnings per share of $0.73, compared with $0.48 in the same quarter last year (+52%). The options market is pricing a move of about ±8.4% after the report, a range of roughly $58.95 to $69.69 from today's $64.32. Over its last 5 reports the stock rose the next day 2 times and fell 3, moving ±11.5% on average; after the most recent report on Jul 29, 2026 it moved +14.0%. That means options currently expect less movement than SCL has typically delivered. SCL beat the consensus EPS estimate in 4 of its last 6 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 71%. The share price of $64.32 sits near its 52-week high.

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Overview

52-week range
$42
$68
86% of range
Avg surprise (last 6)
+26.1%
Avg reaction (last 5)
-3.1%
40% positive
Latest IV / EM
71%
EM ±8.4% · $60 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$-0.02$0.28$0.58$0.88$1.18 Actual $0.70Actual $0.55Actual $0.55Actual $0.61Actual $0.42Actual $1.03Actual $0.84Est $0.51Actual $0.52Est $0.92Actual $0.48Est $0.36Actual $-0.02Est $0.35Actual $0.45Est $0.21Actual $1.18Est $0.61 MarJunSepMarJunSepMar/2025Jun/2025Sep/20258K8KJun/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$-41M$149M$338M$528M$718M Sep 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Mar 26Jun 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Wed Jul 29, 2026Jun/2026 $1.18 $0.61 +93.4% +17.3% +14.0% earnings
Tue Apr 28, 20268K 2026-04-28 $0.45 $0.21 +114.3% — -6.3% earnings
Mon Feb 23, 20268K 2026-02-23 $-0.02 $0.35 -105.7% — -20.4% earnings
Wed Oct 29, 2025Sep/2025 $0.48 $0.36 +33.3% — — earnings
Wed Jul 30, 2025Jun/2025 $0.52 $0.92 -43.5% — -9.7% earnings
Tue Apr 29, 2025Mar/2025 $0.84 $0.51 +64.7% — +7.1% earnings
Mon Sep 30, 2024Sep 2024 $1.03 — — — — financials
Sun Jun 30, 2024Jun 2024 $0.42 — — — — financials
Sun Mar 31, 2024Mar 2024 $0.61 — — — — financials
Sat Sep 30, 2023Sep 2023 $0.55 — — — — financials
Fri Jun 30, 2023Jun 2023 $0.55 — — — — financials
Fri Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023 $0.70 — — — — financials

Upcoming

DateFiscalTimeEPS EstLY EPSYoY %Δ
Wed Oct 28, 2026Sep/2026BMO $0.73$0.48 +52.1%

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$684M$605M—$590M$595M$593M—$547M
Cost of revenue$584M$540M—$519M$523M$518M—$471M
Gross profit$100M$65M—$71M$72M$75M—$76M
Operating income$37M$-50M—$22M$18M$28M—$24M
Net income$23M$-41M—$11M$11M$20M—$24M
EPS (diluted)$1.00$-1.81—$0.47$0.50$0.86—$1.03

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents$114M$141M$133M$119M$89M$107M$100M$147M
Inventory$324M$289M$299M$324M$329M$309M$289M$297M
Total current assets$975M$906M$859M$921M$906M$897M$810M$918M
Total assets$2.39B$2.33B$2.36B$2.43B$2.42B$2.39B$2.30B$2.41B
Long-term debt$244M$328M$341M$357M$383M$331M$333M$349M
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$1.21B$1.19B$1.24B$1.25B$1.24B$1.20B$1.17B$1.22B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

28%77%126%175%224% Jun 07 — IV 73% · EM ±10.1%Jun 08 — IV 80% · EM ±10.5%Jun 09 — IV 94% · EM ±11.8%Jun 10 — IV 93% · EM ±10.9%Jun 11 — IV 97% · EM ±10.7%Jun 12 — IV 89% · EM ±9.1%Jun 15 — IV 124% · EM ±9.0%Jun 16 — IV 154% · EM ±9.1%Jun 19 — IV 43% · EM ±9.5%Jun 22 — IV 47% · EM ±9.9%Jun 23 — IV 50% · EM ±10.3%Jun 24 — IV 45% · EM ±9.0%Jun 25 — IV 45% · EM ±8.8%Jun 26 — IV 45% · EM ±8.7%Jun 30 — IV 52% · EM ±8.9%Jul 01 — IV 55% · EM ±9.1%Jul 02 — IV 55% · EM ±8.9%Jul 03 — IV 57% · EM ±8.9%Jul 06 — IV 66% · EM ±9.1%Jul 07 — IV 72% · EM ±9.6%Jul 08 — IV 71% · EM ±9.0%Jul 09 — IV 73% · EM ±8.7%Jul 10 — IV 79% · EM ±8.8%Jul 13 — IV 114% · EM ±9.5%Jul 14 — IV 126% · EM ±9.1%Jul 15 — IV 143% · EM ±8.4%Jul 20 — IV 48% · EM ±11.3%Jul 21 — IV 46% · EM ±10.7%Jul 22 — IV 44% · EM ±10.1%Jul 23 — IV 52% · EM ±11.7%Jul 24 — IV 59% · EM ±13.0%Jul 27 — IV 56% · EM ±11.6%Jul 28 — IV 54% · EM ±11.1%Jul 29 — IV 39% · EM ±7.9%Jul 30 — IV 39% · EM ±7.6%Jul 31 — IV 42% · EM ±8.0%Aug 03 — IV 53% · EM ±9.3%Aug 04 — IV 54% · EM ±9.3%Aug 05 — IV 56% · EM ±9.4%Aug 06 — IV 53% · EM ±8.6%Aug 07 — IV 49% · EM ±7.6%Aug 10 — IV 56% · EM ±7.7%Aug 11 — IV 58% · EM ±7.6%Aug 24 — IV 55% · EM ±11.6%Aug 25 — IV 46% · EM ±9.5%Aug 26 — IV 51% · EM ±10.2%Aug 27 — IV 54% · EM ±10.7%Aug 28 — IV 58% · EM ±11.2%Aug 31 — IV 59% · EM ±10.4%Sep 01 — IV 51% · EM ±8.8%Sep 02 — IV 59% · EM ±9.9%Sep 03 — IV 58% · EM ±9.5%Sep 04 — IV 58% · EM ±9.0%Sep 07 — IV 65% · EM ±9.0%Sep 08 — IV 81% · EM ±10.7%Sep 09 — IV 51% · EM ±6.4%Sep 10 — IV 69% · EM ±8.1%Sep 11 — IV 74% · EM ±8.2%Sep 17 — IV 225% · EM ±9.4%Sep 21 — IV 50% · EM ±10.5%Sep 22 — IV 46% · EM ±9.4%Sep 23 — IV 30% · EM ±6.0%Sep 24 — IV 28% · EM ±5.5%Sep 25 — IV 43% · EM ±8.2%Sep 28 — IV 44% · EM ±7.8%Sep 29 — IV 68% · EM ±11.7%Sep 30 — IV 64% · EM ±10.6%Oct 01 — IV 54% · EM ±8.8%Oct 02 — IV 59% · EM ±9.2%Oct 06 — IV 76% · EM ±10.1%Oct 07 — IV 73% · EM ±9.1%Oct 08 — IV 71% · EM ±8.4%

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SCL earnings FAQ

When is SCL's next earnings date?

Stepan Company is expected to report on October 28, 2026, before the market opens.

What is SCL's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±8.4%, or $5.37 per share either way from $64.32.

How does SCL stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 5 reports the average next-day move was ±11.5%, up 2 times and down 3 times.

What EPS are analysts expecting from Stepan Company?

The consensus estimate is $0.73 per share, versus $0.48 a year ago.

What is SCL's implied volatility?

SCL's at-the-money implied volatility is about 71% based on the latest options snapshot.

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