Stepan Co · SCL · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$66.59 -2.20% on the day, -$1.50
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.58·2.37%
$0.395 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.395/qtr
pays ~Dec 4 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 1est.
ex in 21 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
38+ yrs
38+ yrs of raises ⓘ
Paying since
1987
160 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
69
Above its usual yield
SCL share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
SCL Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +2.6%3Y +1.7%5Y +3.3%10Y +6.8%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 160 payments since 1987.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.395 rate, stepping up $0.01 with its usual November raise), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +2.74% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.58 a year would be $1.81 by 2031 - 2.72% on today's $66.59 price.

How Many SCL Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.58 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,798 SCL shares, about $252,909 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $66.59. $1,000 a month takes about 7,595 shares, about $505,751. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Stepan Co (SCL) pays $0.395 a share quarterly, $1.58 a year, a 2.37% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $66.59. It has paid since 1987 and raised its annual dividend 38+ years in a row, one of the 56 Dividend Kings.

At today’s rate of $0.395 quarterly and the last close of $66.59, this is what SCL pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.395$0.13$1.58
100 shares$39.50$13.17$158.00
$10,000 invested (150.2 shares)$59.32$19.77$237.27
3,798 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.21$500.07$6,000.84
7,595 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.03$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 SCL shares reinvest into 0.59 new shares each payment, about 2.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 169 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with SCL’s own history in the SCL DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

SCL Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

69/100Above its usual yieldvs its 7-yr history
  • SCL yields 2.37% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $66.59.
  • Its own 7-year median is 1.36%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.08% low3.55% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 7-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 7 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is SCL’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

SCL has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.395 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does SCL Pay?

SCL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.58 a share, in 4 payments.
+2.6% against the 12 months before ($1.54 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 38+ years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Nov 28, 2025 - $0.385 to $0.395 (+$0.01, +2.60%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 300.0% - $1.58 paid / $0.19 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 66.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 300.0% - $1.58 paid / $0.20 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 89.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

SCL vs Similar Dividend Stocks (NEXA, CX...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Basic Materials companies closest to SCL in market value, SCL’s 2.37% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.23%, and its raise streak of 38+ years is the longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating No cut ⓘ
SCL $66.59Stepan Co $0.395/qtr$1.58/yr fwd 2.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 38+ yrsraised 38+ yrs in a row
NEXA $12.04Nexa Resources S.A. $0.132/qtr$0.53/yr fwd 4.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
CX $11.09CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. $0.031/qtr$0.12/yr fwd 1.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
SLVM $38.00Sylvamo $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 4.74% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
HUN $9.54Huntsman $0.088/qtr$0.35/yr fwd 3.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
KALU $111.57Kaiser Aluminum $0.77/qtr$3.08/yr fwd 2.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 17+ yrsno raise streak
AFBOF $8.80African Rainbow Minerals Limited $0.4233/half-yr$0.85/yr fwd 9.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
UAN $111.37CVR Partners, LP $6.08/qtr$24.32/yr fwd 21.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
MTX $62.59Minerals Technologies $0.13/qtr$0.52/yr fwd 0.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 32+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
WS $38.92Worthington Steel $0.16/qtr$0.64/yr fwd 1.64% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1+ yrno raise streak
IOSP $80.20Innospec $0.92/half-yr$1.84/yr fwd 2.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12 yrsraised 11 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: SCL vs NEXA, SCL vs CX, SCL vs SLVM.

SCL Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1987

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.395QuarterlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.395QuarterlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.395QuarterlyRegular
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.395QuarterlyRegular
Aug 29, 2025Sep 1, 2025$0.385QuarterlyRegular
May 30, 2025Jun 2, 2025$0.385QuarterlyRegular
Mar 3, 2025Mar 5, 2025$0.385QuarterlyRegular
Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024$0.385QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.375QuarterlyRegular
May 31, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.375QuarterlyRegular
The other 150 SCL payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 160 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for SCL

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SCL Dividend Questions

How often does SCL pay dividends?

SCL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does SCL pay dividends monthly?

No. SCL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next SCL dividend?

SCL has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.395 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026. The current rate is $0.395 per share, $1.58 a year.

Does SCL pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does SCL pay per share?

SCL pays $0.395 a share quarterly, $1.58 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $66.59 that is a 2.37% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 7-year median is 1.36%.

Has SCL raised its dividend?

Yes. SCL has raised its annual dividend 38+ years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Nov 28, 2025, took the rate from $0.385 to $0.395 (+2.60%). Over five years the dividend grew 3.3% a year. That makes it one of the 56 Dividend Kings.

Is SCL’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. SCL paid out 300% of its earnings and 300% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 38+ years in a row and gone 38+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my SCL dividends?

Add SCL to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run SCL in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.