secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK:        0000094049
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-183483
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526183483/0001193125-26-183483-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312526183483/scl-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-183483

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