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Stepan Co cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Stepan Co's operations generated $148m of cash; it spent $123m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $25.4m. It returned $35.0m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Stepan Co: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations16666771091508318421219917121823572161175162148155
Depreciation and amortisation3740475156646775798179829195105112126129
Stock-based pay54433−04137791012146567
Capital spending43748383931021191037987106126194302260123123118
Free cash flow124−8−62657−196410912084113109−122−141−85392537
Free cash flow after stock pay119−11−92355−1960961137810499−134−155−91341930
Dividends paid101112131415161719212325283133343536
Share buybacks2522282261613151725————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Stepan Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Stepan Co.