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Stepan acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Stepan bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
surfactants business and associated assets of PerformanX Specialty Chemicals, LLCWord for word“The purchase price of the acquisition was $ 9,693,000 and was paid for with cash on hand.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | — | $ 9,693,000 |
INVISTA's aromatic polyester polyol business and associated assetsWord for word“The purchase price was $ 165,000,000 , plus $ 21,560,000 of working capital and $ 3,000,000 of associated value-added taxes (VAT), and was paid for with cash on hand.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | — | $ 165,000,000 |
fermentation plant located in Lake Providence, LouisianaWord for word“On February 2, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of a fermentation plant located in Lake Providence, Louisiana.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | February 2, 2021 | — |
rhamnolipid-based bio-surfactant technology from Logos TechnologiesWord for word“The Company believes this plant complements the rhamnolipid-based bio-surfactant technology the Company acquired from Logos Technologies in March 2020.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | March 2020 | — |
manufacturing assets located in Lake Providence, LouisianaWord for word“• During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company successfully closed on the sale of its manufacturing assets located in Lake Providence, Louisiana.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | During the fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | — | $14.3 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $9 million | $3.5 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $13.5 million | $4.2 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $184.5 million | $72.5 million |
| 2022-12-31 | — | $1.8 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-09-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-04-29 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2024-08-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-06-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-06-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-02-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Stepan’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.