---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-183483"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:38:46.447565+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan Q1 net loss $41.4M on $65.4M restructuring charge; adj. EBITDA down 14%

## Summary
- Net loss of $1.81/diluted share vs $0.86 income in prior year; adj. EPS $0.45 down 46%.
- Adj. EBITDA $49.6M, down 14%; revenue $604.5M up 2%; organic volume flat.
- Surfactants adj. EBITDA down 15% due to cost pressures; Polymers up 8% on N.A. volume.
- Declared quarterly dividend $0.395/share, payable June 15, 2026, record June 1.
- Agreement to sell land near Millsdale for $30M expected close H2 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-183483
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526183483/0001193125-26-183483-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526183483/scl-20260428.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STEPAN CO reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $ 604,509, net income $ (41,406 ), EPS $ (1.81 ).
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $ 604,509
  - Net income: $ (41,406 )
  - EPS: $ (1.81 )
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and agile organization to enable balanced growth." Financial Summary Three Months Ended March 31, ($ in thousands, except per share data) 2026 2025 % Change Net Sales $ 604,509 $ 593,255 2 % Operating Income (Loss) $ (49,622 ) $ 28,288 NM Net Income (Loss) $ (41,406 ) $ 19,711 NM Earnings per Diluted Share $ (1.81 ) $ 0.86 NM Adjusted Net Income * $
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526183483/0001193125-26-183483-index.htm

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