Stepan Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
10.49N/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.430.41
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.72N/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.9714.8621.5419.7815.1022.8921.6020.6716.4853.5632.5115.10
Price/Sales ratio
0.470.631.050.940.851.271.461.210.870.920.671.27
Price/Book Value ratio
1.702.022.922.442.172.642.772.652.071.771.222.64
Price/Cash Flow ratio
11.126.168.759.119.9510.8111.6439.4915.0812.319.1510.81
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-45.9117.6617.0215.0620.1620.9225.02-23.28-17.22-25.1912.6520.92
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.720.441.631.221.30-2.600.912.322.20-0.73-6.48-2.60
Dividend Yield
1.68%1.44%0.93%1.04%1.22%0.97%0.92%0.98%1.26%1.52%2.31%1.22%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
12.94%17.35%19.16%17.57%17.12%18.27%20.51%16.87%15.39%11.93%12.89%18.27%
Operating Profit Margin
4.70%6.91%7.14%7.59%7.59%2.90%4.92%3.69%3.79%2.52%3.33%2.90%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.91%5.79%6.44%7.23%7.01%6.77%9.14%7.35%6.80%2.08%2.48%6.77%
Net Profit Margin
2.96%4.27%4.88%4.75%5.65%5.54%6.78%5.87%5.30%1.72%2.09%5.54%
Effective Tax Rate
24.43%26.07%24.26%34.25%19.42%18.10%25.37%20.07%22.01%16.91%15.63%18.10%
Return on Assets
4.91%6.12%6.36%6.22%7.59%6.52%7.23%6.67%6.04%1.70%1.89%6.52%
Return On Equity
10.66%13.63%13.58%12.37%14.38%11.56%12.84%12.82%12.61%3.30%3.78%11.56%
Return on Capital Employed
9.93%12.32%11.94%12.70%13.21%4.35%6.89%5.53%5.96%3.33%4.31%4.35%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.302.542.302.462.372.412.17N/AN/AN/A1.272.41
Quick Ratio
1.571.841.721.921.771.811.641.210.950.960.861.81
Cash ratio
0.340.720.750.930.880.930.840.310.250.210.200.93
Days of Sales Outstanding
51.2151.2954.4355.6551.2654.3658.8265.2757.5066.2372.4651.26
Days of Inventory outstanding
39.8642.3744.4039.7344.2148.9353.7357.1862.6247.3256.8544.21
Operating Cycle
91.0893.6698.8395.3995.47103.29112.55122.46120.12113.55129.3195.47
Days of Payables Outstanding
34.1531.9740.4747.1545.4946.6858.1460.5258.4541.5249.2545.49
Cash Conversion Cycle
56.9261.6958.3648.2449.9856.6154.4061.9361.6772.0380.0549.98
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.230.260.230.190.180.140.110.170.240.270.280.18
Debt Equity Ratio
0.510.590.490.390.350.240.200.330.500.530.560.35
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.310.350.310.260.230.180.140.230.280.240.220.18
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.330.370.330.280.260.190.160.250.330.340.360.26
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.098.139.2211.0312.2211.1022.78N/AN/AN/A12.0611.10
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.290.550.660.680.610.981.180.190.270.260.230.98
Company Equity Multiplier
2.162.222.131.981.891.771.771.922.081.941.971.89
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.040.100.120.100.080.110.120.030.050.070.070.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.240.340.510.600.490.510.46-1.69-0.87-0.480.710.49
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.290.550.660.680.610.981.180.190.270.260.230.98
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.039.747.538.834.619.266.211.771.210.690.479.26
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.94%21.45%20.10%20.64%18.49%22.39%20.04%20.37%20.77%81.75%73.48%18.49%