secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK:        0000094049
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-062391
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stepan Q4 adj. net loss; launches Project Catalyst for $100M savings
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- Q4 2025 adj. net loss $0.5M vs prior year adj. income $2.8M; adj. EPS ($0.02).
- Full year 2025 adj. net income $41.7M, down 17%; adj. EBITDA $198.9M, up 6%.
- Project Catalyst restructuring to close Fieldsboro NJ, decommission select assets; targets $100M pre-tax savings over 2 years.
- Quarterly dividend $0.395 per share payable March 13, 2026 (record March 2, 2026); 58th consecutive annual increase.
- Net sales up 5% to $553.9M in Q4; Surfactant adj. EBITDA down 7%, Polymer up 9%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526062391/0001193125-26-062391-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526062391/scl-20260223.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-062391

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