Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 107,492	$ 99,665
Receivables, net	436,490	388,027
Inventories (Note 6)	309,329	288,722
Other current assets	43,845	34,015
Total current assets	897,156	810,429
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	2,687,118	2,645,931
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,484,873)	(1,447,477)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,202,245	1,198,454
Goodwill, net	93,984	91,368
Other intangible assets, net	42,005	42,673
Long-term investments (Note 3)	18,984	25,558
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	70,903	71,477
Other non-current assets	64,406	64,689
Total assets	2,389,683	2,304,648
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of debt (Note 14)	328,484	292,807
Accounts payable	298,131	258,787
Accrued liabilities	112,865	117,440
Total current liabilities	739,480	669,034
Deferred income taxes	9,677	9,612
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 14)	330,799	332,632
Non-current operating lease liabilities (Note 7)	56,960	57,392
Other non-current liabilities	52,229	66,044
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; 27,252,693 issued shares in 2025 and 27,156,436 issued shares in 2024	27,253	27,156
Additional paid-in capital	254,366	253,779
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11)	(176,288)	(196,838)
Retained earnings	1,284,913	1,273,886
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,675,397 shares in 2025 and 4,655,798 shares in 2024	(189,706)	(188,049)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,200,538	1,169,934
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,389,683	$ 2,304,648

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