Stepan Co's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.38.
The historical rank and industry rank for Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:
SCL'
s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.9 Med: 8.1 Max: 12.7
Current: 9.2
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Stepan Co was 12.70% per year. The lowest was 1.90% per year. And the median was 8.10% per year.
SCL's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than 50.22% of 697
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.4
vs SCL: 9.20
During the past 12 months, Stepan Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.
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Competitive Comparison of Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stepan Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.
Stepan Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation
This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.
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Stepan Co (NYSE:SCL) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Stepan Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Stepan Co was 0.67. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.20.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Stepan Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.375
2024-02-29
2024-03-01
2024-03-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.375
2023-11-29
2023-11-30
2023-12-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.365
2023-08-30
2023-08-31
2023-09-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.365
2023-05-30
2023-05-31
2023-06-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Stepan Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $84.02.
Stepan Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.48.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Stepan Co was 2.29%. The lowest was 0.84%. And the median was 1.10%.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Stepan Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Related Terms>
Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.
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