Stepan Company: dividend

SCLNYSEConsumer defensive · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics

Price

$66.38

November 13, 2026Market cap $1.5B

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The full history: 17 fiscal years, from 2009
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More questions to the chat on its filings
Excel with every year
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Notes on these figures

Most of the reported profit is a tax credit, not money earned from customers. We leave out the P/E and the earnings growth, which would not compare with a company that paid tax.

Yield

2.38%

$1.58 per share over the last 12 months, at a price of $66.38.

Forward yield2.38%($0.395 a quarter)

FCF coverThe year's free cash flow covered 13% of the dividend. The rest came from borrowing or from reserves.: 0.1x
PayoutEarnings over the last twelve months are close to zero, so the dividend is a multiple of them and the exact percentage adds nothing.: > 300%
No cutWithout a cut since 2009, the first year of our figures: the run may be longer.: 16+
5-year growthAverage yearly growth over the last five years.: +6.5%
Debt / EBITDAMoney that goes to interest does not go to the dividend.: 3.6x

The dividend year by year

What it paid per share each fiscal year, how much that changed, and the yield it gave at the price at year end.

+6.5% a year over 5 years

2025
Dividend per share$1.55
2024
Dividend per share$1.51
2023
Dividend per share$1.47

Year	Dividend per share	Change	Price	Yield then	As % of earnings
2025	$1.55	+2.6%	$47.36	3.27%	76%
2024	$1.51	+2.7%	$64.70	2.33%	69%
2023	$1.47	–	$94.55	1.55%	84%

Each fiscal year's dividend as the company states it in its filings, adjusted for stock splits. Special dividends count in the year they were paid.

The dividend year by year

SCL's dividend per share each fiscal year, from 2009 to 2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Everything it returns to shareholders

The dividend is one way. The other is buybacks, which reduce the number of shares.

Dividend yield

2.38%

$23.80 a year per $1,000 of shares

Buybacks

–

The share count rose by 0.6% over the year, so more shares were issued than bought back.

Total returned

2.38%

$23.80 a year per $1,000 of shares

SCL beside the other dividend payers

Where it stands among this week's 968 dividend payers, and in the Consumer defensive sector. The dot is the company, the white line the median.

Dividend yield2.38%

Above 58% of the payers · median 2.03%

In Consumer defensive: above 28%, median 2.99%.

Covered by free cash flow0.1x

Among the lowest on the list · median 3.6x

In Consumer defensive: above 0%, median 1.8x.

Dividend growth, 5 years+6.5%

Above 51% of the payers · median +6.3%

In Consumer defensive: above 66%, median +4.9%.

Share of earnings paid out832%

Among the highest on the list · median 35%

In Consumer defensive: above 97%, median 64%.

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What do Stepan's filings show?

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Questions about SCL's dividend

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What is SCL's dividend yield?

Stepan paid $1.58 per share over the last 12 months. At a price of $66.38, that is a yield of 2.38%.

Does SCL cover its dividend with the cash it makes?

No, over the last year. Stepan's free cash flow covered 13% of the dividend, and the rest came from borrowing or reserves.

Has SCL ever cut its dividend?

Stepan has not cut its dividend for 16+ years, in the 17 years of figures we hold.

How much has SCL's dividend grown?

Stepan's dividend per share changed by +6.5% a year on average over the last five years.

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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.