Stepan Co (FRA:96S) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:96S Stepan Co FRA:96S
80 GF Score
Price €54.50
GF Value €60.30
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What is Stepan Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Stepan Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €366 Mil. Stepan Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €253 Mil. Stepan Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €238 Mil. Stepan Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.60.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:96S' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 1.56   Max: 4.2
Current: 3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Stepan Co was 4.20. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.56.

FRA:96S's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
62.91% of 1270 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs FRA:96S: 3.05

Stepan Co  (FRA:96S) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Stepan Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Stepan Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:96S vs ODC, ECVT, KRO: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


FRA:96S
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Stepan Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Stepan Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(256.05772914981 + 332.33854144493) / 188.00119202126
=3.13

Stepan Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(365.82874136272 + 252.86189101723) / 237.89601700389
=2.60

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Stepan Co (FRA:96S) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stepan Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €54.50 is trading 9.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €60.30.

Key valuation signals for FRA:96S:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €60.30 vs. price of €54.50 (9.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:96S stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Stepan Co Business Description

Other Exchanges SCL:USA
Address 1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
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. 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. The majority of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States, followed by France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries.
80GF Score

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