Stepan (SCL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Stepan (SCL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $11,449 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $57,245 reinvested (9.7% a year), or $53,825 taking the dividends as cash, $11,041 of it paid out along the way.
SCL became
$57,245
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$13,063
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Worst drop
-65.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SCL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +50.2% | $972 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −24.6% | $1,203 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −30.3% | $1,187 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −9.7% | $1,122 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −13.2% | $1,035 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +5.2% | $946 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +17.7% | $836 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +40.0% | $748 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −5.2% | $685 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −2.1% | $612 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +66.0% | $565 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +26.0% | $532 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −38.1% | $479 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +19.5% | $443 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +40.3% | $403 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +6.7% | $379 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +19.6% | $332 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +40.8% | $292 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +47.5% | $292 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SCL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Stepan (SCL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $57,245 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SCL turned $10,000 into $11,449 with dividends reinvested, 1.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SCL returned -8.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SCL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $53,825, including $11,041 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,420.
- SCL's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (66.0%) and its worst 2014 (-38.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Stepan (SCL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SCL/total-return
SCL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in SCL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $11,449 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,800 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is SCL's total return since Dec 2007?
472% in total, or 9.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 328%.
How much of SCL's return came from dividends?
About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,420 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was SCL's worst year?
2014, at -38.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 13.5%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -65.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.