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What the tape says about SCL
Stepan Company is +32% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 12 points ahead of the market.
+32%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +19%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 35
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 5.9%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $62.28
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −2.6%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +32%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- −41%
- vs 50-day average$59.72
- +4.3%
- 52-week high
- $66.21
- 52-week low
- $41.31
- Annualised volatility
- 35%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +34% |
| 2025 | −25% |
| 2024 | −30% |
| 2023 | −9.7% |
| 2022 | −13% |
| 2021 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | +18% |
| 2019 | +40% |
| 2018 | −5.2% |
| 2017 | −2.1% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 3 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.3% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.69% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.5% |
| May | 10 | 9 of 10 | +3.1% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.47% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +3.8% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.67% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −2.6% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.23% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.42% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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