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How Stepan Company stacks up
SCL · against 434 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
37/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #285 of 435 · scores higher than 34% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score49 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including SCL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 37?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -0.2% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.3% vs peer median 2.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.1% vs peer median 8.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 429 reported | -0.2% | 4.1% | 20% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 443 reported | 9.7% | 9.0% | 55% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 118 reported | 2.3% | 3.9% | 41% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 416 reported | 77.7% | 59.7% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SCLScores 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