STEPAN CO (SCL)
NYSE · Chemicals · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
- Price
- $64.87
- Day
- +0.76%
- Market cap
- $1.47B
Close 2026-09-23.
The company
The Company produces and sells intermediate chemicals that are used in a wide variety of applications worldwide. The overall business is comprised of three reportable segments: Surfactants - Surfactants, which accounted for 71 percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales in 2025, are principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products such as detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes. Other applications include fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients, emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products and industrial applications such as latex systems, plastics and composites. Surfactants are manufactured at five sites in the United States, two European sites (United Kingdom and France), five Latin American sites (one site in Colombia and two sites in each of Brazil and Mexico) and one Asian site (Singapore). • During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Stepan Philippines Quaternaries, Inc. (SPQI) manufacturing assets located in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines to Masurf, Inc, a subsidiary of Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd. As part of the transaction, SPQI entered into a tolling agreement with Masurf, Inc. for the continued service of SPQI customers in Southeast Asia. See Note 20, Sales of Assets, of the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements (included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K) for more details.
By business segment
- Surfactants — 71%
- Polymers — 25%
- Specialty Products — 4%
Institutional holders
Largest positions reported on Form 13F for the quarter ended 2026-06-30, by value.
- BlackRock, Inc. — $132M
- HighTower Advisors, LLC — $88.59M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $76.98M
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP — $59.42M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $52.93M
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC — $52.85M
- DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC — $52.19M
- STATE STREET CORP — $49.52M
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales filed on Form 4, newest first. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are left out.
- STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director) sold 3,700 shares at $50.49 on 2025-08-05
- STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director) sold 6,300 shares at $49.96 on 2025-08-04
- Lewis Susan (Director) bought 500 shares at $63.53 on 2025-02-25
- Kabbes David (VP GC & Secretary) bought 1,056 shares at $71.39 on 2024-08-14
Recent filings
- 4 — 2026-08-28
- 4 — 2026-08-12
- 10-Q — 2026-08-05
- 3 — 2026-08-04
- 8-K — 2026-07-29
- 4 — 2026-05-12
- 4 — 2026-05-12
- 4/A — 2026-05-12
- 4/A — 2026-05-12
- 4/A — 2026-05-12