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SCL Dividend History

Stepan Company · every payment since 1987

As of Oct 8, 2026, Stepan Company (SCL) has paid 159 dividends since 1987. The most recent was $0.3950 per share (ex-date Sep 1, 2026, paid Sep 15, 2026). Over the last 12 months SCL paid $1.5800 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.58%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.3950

Last ex-date

Sep 1, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.58

Trailing yield

2.58%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

38 yrs

Key facts: SCL dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 8, 2026, SmarterDividends has 159 dividend payments on record for Stepan Company (SCL), going back to 1987.
  • SCL's most recent dividend was $0.40 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 1, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 15, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, SCL paid $1.58 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.58%.
  • SCL's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Nov 28, 2025 ex-date, a 2.6% rise to $0.40 per share.
  • No reduction in SCL's regular dividend appears in the 159 payments on record since 1987.
  • SCL paid $1.55 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 2.6% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "SCL Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SCL/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

3.24%

of price a year ago

Price change

+25.7%

$48.78 → $61.32

Approx. total return

+28.9%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

SCL dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

SCL dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$1.1850—
20254$1.5500+2.6%
20244$1.5100+2.7%
20234$1.4700+7.3%
20224$1.3700+9.6%
20214$1.2500+10.6%
20204$1.1300+10.2%
20194$1.0250+10.8%
20184$0.9250+10.1%
20174$0.8400+8.4%
20164$0.7750+6.2%
20154$0.7300+5.8%
20144$0.6900+6.2%
20134$0.6500+12.1%
20124$0.5800+9.4%
20114$0.5300+8.2%
20104$0.4900+8.9%
20094$0.4500+5.9%
20084$0.4250+3.0%
20074$0.4125+2.5%
20064$0.4025+2.5%
20054$0.3925+1.4%
20044$0.3870+1.4%
20034$0.3815+3.2%
20024$0.3695+4.4%
20014$0.3540+6.6%
20004$0.3320+8.3%
19994$0.3065+8.7%
19984$0.2820+9.9%
19974$0.2565+7.1%
19964$0.2395+6.9%
19954$0.2240+5.4%
19944$0.2125+4.9%
19934$0.2025+9.5%
19924$0.1850+12.1%
19914$0.1650+13.8%
19904$0.1450+9.4%
19894$0.1325+11.6%
19884$0.1188+14.5%
19874$0.1038—

Every SCL dividend

39 raises · 0 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 1, 2026Sep 15, 2026$0.3950+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 1, 2026Jun 15, 2026$0.3950+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 2, 2026Mar 13, 2026$0.3950+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.3950+2.6%Raise
Aug 29, 2025Sep 15, 2025$0.3850+0.0%Unchanged
May 30, 2025Jun 13, 2025$0.3850+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 3, 2025Mar 14, 2025$0.3850+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2024Dec 13, 2024$0.3850+2.7%Raise
Aug 30, 2024Sep 13, 2024$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
May 31, 2024Jun 14, 2024$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 29, 2024Mar 15, 2024$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2023Dec 15, 2023$0.3750+2.7%Raise
Aug 30, 2023Sep 15, 2023$0.3650+0.0%Unchanged
May 30, 2023Jun 15, 2023$0.3650+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 2, 2023Mar 15, 2023$0.3650+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2022Dec 15, 2022$0.3650+9.0%Raise
Aug 30, 2022Sep 15, 2022$0.3350+0.0%Unchanged
May 27, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.3350+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 3, 2022Mar 15, 2022$0.3350+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2021Dec 15, 2021$0.3350+9.8%Raise
Aug 30, 2021Sep 15, 2021$0.3050+0.0%Unchanged
May 27, 2021Jun 15, 2021$0.3050+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 2021Mar 15, 2021$0.3050+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 27, 2020Dec 15, 2020$0.3050+10.9%Raise
Aug 28, 2020Sep 15, 2020$0.2750+0.0%Unchanged
May 28, 2020Jun 15, 2020$0.2750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 2020Mar 13, 2020$0.2750+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 27, 2019Dec 13, 2019$0.2750+10.0%Raise
Aug 29, 2019Sep 13, 2019$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
May 30, 2019Jun 14, 2019$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 1, 2019Mar 15, 2019$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2018Dec 14, 2018$0.2500+11.1%Raise
Aug 30, 2018Sep 14, 2018$0.2250+0.0%Unchanged
May 30, 2018Jun 15, 2018$0.2250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 2, 2018Mar 15, 2018$0.2250+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 2017Dec 15, 2017$0.2250+9.8%Raise
Aug 29, 2017Sep 15, 2017$0.2050+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2017Jun 15, 2017$0.2050+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 1, 2017Mar 15, 2017$0.2050+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2016Dec 15, 2016$0.2050+7.9%Raise
Aug 29, 2016Sep 15, 2016$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2016Jun 15, 2016$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 2, 2016Mar 15, 2016$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 2015Dec 15, 2015$0.1900+5.6%Raise
Aug 27, 2015Sep 15, 2015$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
May 27, 2015Jun 12, 2015$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 2015Mar 13, 2015$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 2014Dec 15, 2014$0.1800+5.9%Raise
Aug 27, 2014Sep 15, 2014$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
May 28, 2014Jun 13, 2014$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2014Mar 14, 2014$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 2013Dec 13, 2013$0.1700+6.3%Raise
Aug 28, 2013Sep 13, 2013$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 2013Jun 14, 2013$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2013Mar 15, 2013$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2012Dec 14, 2012$0.1600+14.3%Raise
Aug 29, 2012Sep 14, 2012$0.1400+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 2012Jun 15, 2012$0.1400+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 27, 2012Mar 15, 2012$0.1400+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2011Dec 15, 2011$0.1400+7.7%Raise
Aug 29, 2011Sep 15, 2011$0.1300+0.0%Unchanged
May 25, 2011Jun 15, 2011$0.1300+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 2011Mar 15, 2011$0.1300+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 2010Dec 15, 2010$0.1300+8.3%Raise
Aug 27, 2010Sep 15, 2010$0.1200+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2010Jun 15, 2010$0.1200+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 2010Mar 15, 2010$0.1200+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 2009Dec 15, 2009$0.1200+9.1%Raise
Aug 27, 2009Sep 15, 2009$0.1100+0.0%Unchanged
May 27, 2009Jun 15, 2009$0.1100+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 2009Mar 13, 2009$0.1100+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 2008Dec 15, 2008$0.1100+4.8%Raise
Aug 27, 2008Sep 15, 2008$0.1050+0.0%Unchanged
May 28, 2008Jun 13, 2008$0.1050+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 27, 2008Mar 14, 2008$0.1050+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2007Dec 14, 2007$0.1050+2.4%Raise
Aug 29, 2007Sep 14, 2007$0.1025+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 2007Jun 15, 2007$0.1025+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2007Mar 15, 2007$0.1025+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2006Dec 15, 2006$0.1025+2.5%Raise
Aug 29, 2006Sep 15, 2006$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2006Jun 15, 2006$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 2006Mar 15, 2006$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2005Dec 15, 2005$0.1000+2.6%Raise
Aug 29, 2005Sep 15, 2005$0.0975+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2005Jun 15, 2005$0.0975+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 2005Mar 15, 2005$0.0975+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 2004Dec 15, 2004$0.0975+1.0%Raise
Aug 27, 2004Sep 15, 2004$0.0965+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2004Jun 15, 2004$0.0965+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 2004Mar 15, 2004$0.0965+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 2003Dec 15, 2003$0.0965+1.6%Raise
Aug 27, 2003Sep 15, 2003$0.0950+0.0%Unchanged
May 28, 2003Jun 13, 2003$0.0950+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2003Mar 14, 2003$0.0950+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 2002Dec 13, 2002$0.0950+3.8%Raise
Aug 28, 2002Sep 13, 2002$0.0915+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 2002Jun 14, 2002$0.0915+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2002Mar 15, 2002$0.0915+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2001Dec 14, 2001$0.0915+4.6%Raise
Aug 29, 2001Sep 14, 2001$0.0875+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 2001Jun 15, 2001$0.0875+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 2001Mar 15, 2001$0.0875+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 28, 2000Dec 15, 2000$0.0875+7.4%Raise
Aug 29, 2000Sep 15, 2000$0.0815+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 2000Jun 15, 2000$0.0815+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 2000Mar 15, 2000$0.0815+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 1999Dec 15, 1999$0.0815+8.7%Raise
Aug 27, 1999Sep 15, 1999$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
May 26, 1999Jun 15, 1999$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 1999Mar 15, 1999$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 1998Dec 15, 1998$0.0750+8.7%Raise
Aug 26, 1998Sep 15, 1998$0.0690+0.0%Unchanged
May 27, 1998Jun 15, 1998$0.0690+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 1998Mar 15, 1998$0.0690+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 1997Dec 15, 1997$0.0690+10.4%Raise
Aug 27, 1997Sep 15, 1997$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
May 28, 1997Jun 15, 1997$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 26, 1997Mar 15, 1997$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 1996Dec 15, 1996$0.0625+5.9%Raise
Aug 28, 1996Sep 15, 1996$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
May 29, 1996Jun 15, 1996$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 28, 1996Mar 15, 1996$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 29, 1995Dec 15, 1995$0.0590+7.3%Raise
Aug 30, 1995Sep 15, 1995$0.0550+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1995Jun 15, 1995$0.0550+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 1995Mar 15, 1995$0.0550+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 1994Dec 15, 1994$0.0550+4.8%Raise
Aug 26, 1994Sep 15, 1994$0.0525+0.0%Unchanged
May 25, 1994Jun 15, 1994$0.0525+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 23, 1994Mar 15, 1994$0.0525+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 23, 1993Dec 15, 1993$0.0525+5.0%Raise
Aug 26, 1993Sep 15, 1993$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1993Jun 15, 1993$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 23, 1993Mar 15, 1993$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 20, 1992Dec 15, 1992$0.0500+11.1%Raise
Aug 24, 1992Sep 15, 1992$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
May 22, 1992Jun 15, 1992$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 1992Mar 15, 1992$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 22, 1991Dec 15, 1991$0.0450+12.5%Raise
Aug 26, 1991Sep 15, 1991$0.0400+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1991Jun 15, 1991$0.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 25, 1991Mar 15, 1991$0.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 26, 1990Dec 15, 1990$0.0400+14.3%Raise
Aug 27, 1990Sep 15, 1990$0.0350+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1990Jun 15, 1990$0.0350+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 23, 1990Mar 15, 1990$0.0350+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 27, 1989Dec 15, 1989$0.0350+7.7%Raise
Aug 28, 1989Sep 15, 1989$0.0325+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1989Jun 15, 1989$0.0325+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 23, 1989Mar 15, 1989$0.0325+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 25, 1988Dec 15, 1988$0.0325+13.0%Raise
Aug 29, 1988Sep 16, 1988$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
May 24, 1988Jun 15, 1988$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 1988Mar 15, 1988$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 24, 1987Dec 15, 1987$0.0288+15.0%Raise
Aug 27, 1987Sep 15, 1987$0.0250+0.0%Unchanged
May 21, 1987Jun 15, 1987$0.0250+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 24, 1987Mar 15, 1987$0.0250—First

SCL dividend history — FAQ

How much is SCL's dividend?

As of Oct 8, 2026, SCL's most recent dividend was $0.3950 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 1, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 15, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.5800 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.58%.

How often does SCL pay a dividend?

Stepan Company pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is SCL's next dividend?

SCL's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has SCL ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 159 payments on record since 1987.

How much did SCL pay in dividends in 2025?

SCL paid $1.5500 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 2.6% from 2024.

What was SCL's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, SCL paid $1.5800 per share, 3.24% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +25.7%. That is an approximate total return of +28.9% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to SCL