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How Stepan Company stacks up
SCL · against 422 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Growth
33/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #281 of 423 · scores higher than 32% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score47 peers with a growth score of 30–39, including SCL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 33?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Earnings per share turned from a profit to a loss. Earnings per share growth: — vs peer median 9.4%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: -1.9% vs peer median -0.0%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 62% of peers. Revenue growth: 7.6% vs peer median 3.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SCL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SCL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 428 reported | 7.6% | 2.6% | 62% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 277 reported | -6.8% | 9.5% | 36% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 418 reported | -1.9% | -0.2% | 44% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SCL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.29T ARS (≈$2.3B) | 100 | 85 | |
| 1 | 1.4B CAD (≈$1.0B) | 100 | 79 | |
| 3 | 11.8B HKD (≈$1.5B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 4.2B CAD (≈$3.0B) | 99 | 74 | |
| 5 | 1.1B USD | 98 | 65 | |
| 281 | 9.2B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 33 | 57 | |
| 281 | 8.7B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 33 | 28 | |
| 281 | 160.9B JPY (≈$1.1B) | 33 | 35 | |
| 281 | 6.5B CNY (≈$911M) | 33 | 17 | |
| 281 | 1.6B USD | 33 | 29 | |
| 281 | 6.1B BRL (≈$1.1B) | 33 | 60 | |
| 287 | 9.4B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 32 | 45 | |
| 287 | 1.95T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 32 | 48 | |
| 287 | 7.8B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 32 | 52 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score