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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-059547"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T04:35:47.747705+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan Q1 net income up 42% to $19.7M; adjusted EPS $0.84, volume up 4%

## Summary
- Net income $19.7M (diluted EPS $0.86), up 42% YoY; adjusted net income $19.3M ($0.84), up 32%.
- Consolidated sales $593.3M, up 8% YoY; global volume up 4%; adjusted EBITDA $57.5M, up 12%.
- Surfactants: sales $430.3M (+10%), operating income $28.9M (+11%), driven by Agricultural and Oilfield growth.
- Polymers: volume up 7% but operating income down 4% to $8.0M due to unfavorable mix and high-cost inventory.
- Pasadena facility now operational; management cautiously optimistic for full-year growth and positive free cash flow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-059547
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025059547/0000950170-25-059547-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025059547/scl-20250429.htm

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