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Stepan Co (SCL) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Publisher GlobalData
Published Oct 23, 2025
Length 55 Pages
SKU # GBDT20524857

Description

Stepan Co (SCL) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:
  • Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
  • Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
  • SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
  • Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
  • Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
  • Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
  • Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
  • Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
  • Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
  • Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Highlights

Stepan Co (Stepan) is a global specialty and intermediate chemical manufacturer. The company's main activities include the production of surfactants, polymers, and specialty products. Its major products consist of surfactants used in consumer and industrial applications, polyurethane polyols for thermal insulation, and specialty nutritional oils. Stepan serves a diverse range of industries, providing solutions for consumer products, agriculture, oilfield, construction, food, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company's products are utilized by manufacturers in applications such as detergents, personal care, agricultural emulsifiers, and insulation materials. Stepan operates a manufacturing network across multiple countries, targeting global markets. Stepan is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, the US.

Stepan Co Key Recent Developments

Jul 30,2025: Stepan Announces Q2 2025 Results
Jun 09,2025: Stepan Company Names Corning Painter as Director
Apr 29,2025: Stepan Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Feb 20,2025: Edward J. Wehmer to Retire from Stepan Company Board of Directors

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The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

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Table of Contents

55 Pages
Section 1 - About the Company
Stepan Co - Key Facts
Stepan Co - Key Employees
Stepan Co - Key Employee Biographies
Stepan Co - Major Products and Services
Stepan Co - History
Stepan Co - Company Statement
Stepan Co - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Company Overview
Stepan Co - Business Description
Business Segment: Polymers
Overview
Performance
Business Segment: Specialty Products
Overview
Performance
Business Segment: Surfactants
Overview
Performance
Geographical Segment: All Other Countries
Target Markets
Performance
Geographical Segment: Brazil
Performance
Geographical Segment: France
Performance
Geographical Segment: Mexico
Performance
Geographical Segment: Poland
Performance
Geographical Segment: United Kingdom
Performance
Geographical Segment: United States
Performance
R&D Overview
Stepan Co - Corporate Strategy
Stepan Co - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Stepan Co - Strengths
Stepan Co - Weaknesses
Stepan Co - Opportunities
Stepan Co - Threats
Stepan Co - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Company’s, Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals By Type, 2019 to YTD 2025
Stepan Co, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 – Company’s Recent Developments
Jul 30, 2025: Stepan Announces Q2 2025 Results
Jun 09, 2025: Stepan Company Names Corning Painter as Director
Apr 29, 2025: Stepan Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Feb 20, 2025: Edward J. Wehmer to Retire from Stepan Company Board of Directors
Oct 30, 2024: Stepan Promotes Luis E. Rojo to President and Chief Executive Officer
Jul 10, 2024: Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2024 Results on July 31, 2024
Feb 15, 2024: Stepan Announces Appointment of New Director
Section 6 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer
List of Tables
Stepan Co, Key Facts
Stepan Co, Key Employees
Stepan Co, Key Employee Biographies
Stepan Co, Major Products and Services
Stepan Co, History
Stepan Co, Other Locations
Stepan Co, Subsidiaries
Stepan Co, Key Competitors
Stepan Co, Ratios based on current share price
Stepan Co, Annual Ratios
Stepan Co, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
Stepan Co, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
Stepan Co, Interim Ratios
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals By Type, 2019 to YTD 2025
Stepan Co, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
Stepan Co, Performance Chart (2020 - 2024)
Stepan Co, Ratio Charts
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Stepan Co, Petrochemicals, Deals by Type, 2019 to YTD 2025

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