Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.09%
5Y share count change
-1.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$167.98M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 1.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Stepan (SCL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Stepan (SCL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Stepan (SCL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Stepan (SCL)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
Stepan (SCL) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025).
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Stepan buyback spend compounded at -100.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Stepan buyback spend plunged from $24.95M in 2022 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2022 marks the peak buyback spend at $24.95M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2005.
Stepan Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Stepan buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Stepan Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Stepan buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Stepan Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Stepan buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Stepan Buyback Spend 2022: $24.95M
2022's buyback spend for Stepan came in at $24.95M, surged 47.0% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Stepan Buyback Spend 2021: $16.97M
Stepan buyback spend in 2021 was $16.97M.
See more financial history for Stepan (SCL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $2.15M | −$2.15M | — | 0.02B | -0.2% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $5.35M | −$5.35M | — | 0.02B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $5.74M | −$5.74M | — | 0.02B | -0.5% | |
| 2022 | $24.95M | $13.85M | $11.10M | 1.03% | 0.02B | -1.0% | |
| 2021 | $16.97M | $11.72M | $5.25M | 0.60% | 0.02B | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $15.25M | $10.08M | $5.17M | 0.56% | 0.02B | -0.3% | |
| 2019 | $13.18M | $8.87M | $4.31M | 0.56% | 0.02B | -0.0% | |
| 2018 | $15.50M | $6.84M | $8.66M | 0.91% | 0.02B | -0.2% | |
| 2017 | $6.00M | $7.15M | −$1.15M | 0.33% | 0.02B | +1.2% | |
| 2016 | $2.41M | $12.62M | −$10.21M | 0.13% | 0.02B | +1.0% | |
| 2015 | $2.00M | $4.37M | −$2.37M | 0.18% | 0.02B | -0.3% | |
| 2014 | $7.92M | $68.00K | $7.86M | 0.87% | 0.02B | -0.0% | |
| 2013 | $2.27M | $2.78M | −$508.00K | 0.15% | 0.02B | +0.9% | |
| 2012 | $2.10M | $3.12M | −$1.02M | 0.17% | 0.02B | +1.3% | |
| 2011 | $1.51M | $3.68M | −$2.17M | 0.18% | 0.02B | +1.2% | |
| 2010 | $4.91M | $3.79M | $1.12M | 0.63% | 0.02B | +2.7% | |
| 2009 | $1.93M | $4.75M | −$2.83M | 0.30% | 0.02B | +2.3% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $3.70M | −$3.70M | — | 0.02B | +4.3% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +8.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | -4.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +7.6% | |
| 2004 | $30.00K | $0.00 | $30.00K | 0.01% | 0.02B | -0.5% | |
| 2003 | $2.71M | $0.00 | $2.71M | 1.19% | 0.02B | -7.3% | |
| 2002 | $2.02M | $0.00 | $2.02M | 0.91% | 0.02B | +0.8% | |
| 2001 | $4.59M | $0.00 | $4.59M | 2.14% | 0.02B | -0.9% | |
| 2000 | $8.73M | $0.00 | $8.73M | — | 0.02B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $8.30M | $0.00 | $8.30M | — | 0.02B | -7.7% | |
| 1998 | $8.40M | $0.00 | $8.40M | — | 0.02B | -3.0% | |
| 1997 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | — | 0.02B | -1.8% | |
| 1996 | $3.50M | $0.00 | $3.50M | — | 0.02B | — | |
| 1995 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$24.95M
- 2021$16.97M
- 2020$15.25M
- 2019$13.18M
- 2018$15.50M
- 2017$6.00M
- 2016$2.41M
- 2015$2.00M
- 2014$7.92M
- 2013$2.27M
- 2012$2.10M
- 2011$1.51M
- 2010$4.91M
- 2009$1.93M
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$30.00K
- 2003$2.71M
- 2002$2.02M
- 2001$4.59M
- 2000$8.73M
- 1999$8.30M
- 1998$8.40M
- 1997$8.90M
- 1996$3.50M
- 1995$100.00K
- 1994$300.00K
- 1993$200.00K
- 1992$2.00M
- 1991$1.30M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Stepan (SCL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Stepan (SCL)
How Stepan splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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