Stepan Co.
Stepan Co. is classed by the SEC under Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (industry code 2840), based in Northfield, IL. In its latest annual figures on file, for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, it reported revenue of $2.3 billion and a profit of $47 million (its filed statements).
vs its business-model standard
Three tenses, nine metrics. Unseen metrics stay unseen; the grade never fakes a number. Proxy era: provisional values, marked. Weighed as a product business: prior from its industry code (SEC 2840, Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics); the filing read can change it. All three tenses have at least two readings, so the archetype blend applies as printed.
The grade, in three tenses
Headline 3.9 out of ten, 9 of 9 metrics filed: past 5.0 out of ten, present 3.6 out of ten, future 3.3 out of ten. The past asks what it actually did, the present what it is doing right now, the future what it is set up to do next.
The nine metrics
- Surviving crises (past): 6.7 out of ten. No warning events in its filings since 2017. 67th percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Track record (past): 4.1 out of ten. +3.1% a year over 10 filed years; profitable in 10 of 10. 41st percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Shareholder treatment (past): 4.4 out of ten. Share count shrank 0.3% a year. 21% of cash flow returned. Insiders: 0 sales, 0 purchases. 44th percentile among 13 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Financial health (present): 4.0 out of ten. ROE 4%: 4¢ of profit per shareholder dollar. Leverage 47%: owes 47¢ per asset dollar. 41st percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Industry position (present): 2.6 out of ten. bottom 26% of 15 in its family; net margin 2%. 26th percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Leadership (present): 4.0 out of ten. bottom 40% of 12 in its family for leadership; chief executive since 2024. 40th percentile among 12 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-09).
- Room to expand (future): 3.1 out of ten. bottom 31% of 15 in its family for room to expand. 31st percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Growth drivers (future): 2.5 out of ten. bottom 25% of 15 in its family for growth drivers. 25th percentile among 15 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
- Expectations vs reality (future): 4.9 out of ten. bottom 49% of 14 in its family for expectations against reality. 49th percentile among 14 sector filers. A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build (read from EDGAR 2026-10-12).
The filing record
Newest annual report: Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 for the period ended 2025-12-31 (on EDGAR). Newest quarterly report: Form 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 for the period ended 2026-06-30 (on EDGAR). Newest results release: Form 8-K filed 2026-07-29 for the period ended 2026-07-27 (on EDGAR). Newest filing: Form SCHEDULE 13G, 2026-10-08. Filings on record since 1994. Read from EDGAR 2026-10-12.
Where the revenue comes from
Lines of business in fiscal 2025: Surfactants 71%, Polymers 25%, Specialty Products 4%. By geography: United States 56%, France 9%, All Other Countries 8%, United Kingdom 7%, Mexico 7%, Brazil 7%. As tagged in its annual report (Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-26).
Who runs it
Rojo, Luis (President & CEO); Stepan, F Quinn Jr (Chairman & CEO); Velasquez, Ruben Dario (SVP & Chief Financial Officer); Lisle, Shawn G (VP GC & Secretary); Eaken, Matthew John (VP, Controller & PAO); Barry, Andrea Jean (VP & CHRO); Haire, Robert Joseph (EVP, Supply Chain); Moriarty, Sean Thomas (VP & GM Surfactants); Stepan, Richard Finn (V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers); Weitkamp, Robin Joseph (VP and GM Surfactants-INT); and 7 more. 17 officers and directors have filed their own trades in the last fifteen months, names and titles as filed with the SEC, through 2026-09-30.
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