secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK:        0000094049
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-099875
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stepan Q2 2025 net income $11.3M (+19%), adj EPS $0.52, revenue +7%
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- Net income $11.3M ($0.50 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $12.0M ($0.52 adj EPS), up 27% YoY.
- Revenue $594.7M, up 7% YoY; global sales volume +1% and Polymers volume +7%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $51.4M, up 8% YoY; free cash flow negative $14.4M due to working capital build.
- Surfactants volume -1% (offset by Ag & Oilfield growth); Polymers volume +7% (Rigid & Phthalic Anhydride).
- Dividend $0.385/share, payable Sept 15, record Aug 29; 57th consecutive annual increase.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025099875/0000950170-25-099875-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025099875/scl-20250730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-099875

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