STEPAN CO
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-05.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-06.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
Compared 6 previous paragraphs and 8 current paragraphs.
5 unchanged; 1 reworded; 2 added; 0 removed; 0 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.
Tables are not compared: 1 previous and 1 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.
A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
The current filing states there were no material changes to risk factors.
This is the filer’s own statement, not a conclusion from the comparison. Read its qualifications and the report it references.
Current filing’s statement
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Added paragraphs (2)
Current report
Includes 904, 908 and 31,983 shares of the Company's common stock surrendered by employees to settle statutory withholding taxes related to the distribution of deferred management incentive compensation, the exercise of stock appreciation rights and shares tendered in lieu of cash for stock option exercises, respectively.
Current report
Includes 8,183, 25,873, 882 and 1,234 shares of the Company's common stock surrendered by employees to settle statutory withholding taxes related to the distribution of deferred management incentive compensation, the distribution of deferred performance shares, the distribution of restricted stock units and the exercise of stock appreciation rights, respectively.
Reworded paragraphs (1)
Previous wording
Below is a summary by month of share purchases by the Company during the third quarter of 2025:
Current wording
Below is a summary by month of share purchases by the Company during the first quarter of 2026: