Stepan Company risk profile
52 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from SCL's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
52 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 60, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 32 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 35.4% |
| Operating pressure | 58 | Elevated | Stable | Costs outgrowing revenue — +0.3 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 41 | Elevated | Stable | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.83x |
| Leverage and coverage | 39 | Normal | Stable | Net debt to EBITDA — 2.41x |
| Competitive position | 60 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -4.2 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.