Does SCL pay a dividend?

Yes. Stepan Co pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.45% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.58 per share.

How much does SCL pay in dividends?

$1.58 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next SCL ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SCL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

SCL Dividend

Stepan Co

NYSEBasic MaterialsStockData as of September 1, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.45%
Annual dividend: $1.58
Payout ratio: -16.80
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $64.53
Market cap: $1.5B

Is SCL a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.45% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -16.80 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 41 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 40 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

SCL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.54 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for SCL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 1, 2026	September 15, 2026	$0.3950	Quarterly
June 1, 2026	June 15, 2026	$0.3950	Quarterly
March 2, 2026	March 13, 2026	$0.3950	Quarterly
November 28, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.3950	Quarterly
August 29, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.3850	Quarterly
May 30, 2025	June 13, 2025	$0.3850	Quarterly
March 3, 2025	March 14, 2025	$0.3850	Quarterly
November 29, 2024	December 13, 2024	$0.3850	Quarterly
August 30, 2024	September 13, 2024	$0.3750	Quarterly
May 31, 2024	June 14, 2024	$0.3750	Quarterly
February 29, 2024	March 15, 2024	$0.3750	Quarterly
November 29, 2023	December 15, 2023	$0.3750	Quarterly
August 30, 2023	September 15, 2023	$0.3650	Quarterly
May 30, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.3650	Quarterly
March 2, 2023	March 15, 2023	$0.3650	Quarterly
November 29, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.3650	Quarterly
August 30, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.3350	Quarterly
May 27, 2022	June 15, 2022	$0.3350	Quarterly
March 3, 2022	March 15, 2022	$0.3350	Quarterly
November 29, 2021	December 15, 2021	$0.3350	Quarterly
August 30, 2021	September 15, 2021	$0.3050	Quarterly
May 27, 2021	June 15, 2021	$0.3050	Quarterly
March 4, 2021	March 15, 2021	$0.3050	Quarterly
November 27, 2020	December 15, 2020	$0.3050	Quarterly
August 28, 2020	September 15, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
May 28, 2020	June 15, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
March 4, 2020	March 13, 2020	$0.2750	Quarterly
November 27, 2019	December 13, 2019	$0.2750	Quarterly
August 29, 2019	September 13, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 30, 2019	June 14, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 1, 2019	March 15, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 29, 2018	December 14, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 30, 2018	September 14, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
May 30, 2018	June 15, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
March 2, 2018	March 15, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
November 29, 2017	December 15, 2017	$0.2250	Quarterly
August 29, 2017	September 15, 2017	$0.2050	Quarterly
May 26, 2017	June 15, 2017	$0.2050	Quarterly
March 1, 2017	March 15, 2017	$0.2050	Quarterly
November 28, 2016	December 15, 2016	$0.2050	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SCL pay a dividend?: Yes. Stepan Co pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.45% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.58 per share.
How much does SCL pay in dividends?: $1.58 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SCL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SCL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.