SCL
Stepan CoBasic Materials · $1.4B market cap
Verdict
Share price
$63.00
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$54.11
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$21.65
buy price
SCL is Overpriced: at $63.00 it trades 16% above its fair value of $54.11. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $21.65, 66% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Dividend Discount Model. It has paid a dividend for 10+ years in a row, raised it most years, and yields over 2%. For a steady payer like this, the dividend is the best guide to value.
Business quality
0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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Since Aug 10, 2026: no open-market purchases and 6 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter
Other filings
Lisle Shawn G
VP GC & Secretary · 2026-08-26
Tax withholding
$21K
Lisle Shawn G
VP GC & Secretary · 2026-08-26
Option exercise
$72K
Lisle Shawn G
VP GC & Secretary · 2026-08-26
Option exercise
1,154 shares
Velasquez Ruben Dario
SVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-10
Tax withholding
$26K
Velasquez Ruben Dario
SVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-10
Option exercise
$88K
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Velasquez Ruben Dario
SVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-10
Option exercise
1,358 shares
About Stepan Co
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…
Chemicals - Specialty
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works