Stepan (SCL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported Asset Utilization Ratio of 0.97 for Q4 2025, up 5.37% on a YoY basis from 0.92 in Q4 2024, and up 2.46% quarter-over-quarter from 0.95 in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported Asset Utilization Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.97 in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Asset Utilization Ratio rose 5.37% year-over-year to 0.97; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.97 (up 5.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.0, up 7.09% from the prior year.
  • Asset Utilization Ratio for Q4 2025 stood at 0.97, up from 0.95 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Asset Utilization Ratio was 1.19 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.92 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Asset Utilization Ratio has averaged 1.05 across 5 years, with a median of 1.04 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Asset Utilization Ratio declined 16.61% — and 2025, when it climbed 5.37%.
  • Stepan's Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 1.17 in 2021, then fell by 0.33% to 1.16 in 2022, then dropped by 14.83% to 0.99 in 2023, then retreated by 6.68% to 0.92 in 2024, then climbed by 5.37% to 0.97 in 2025.
  • The last three Asset Utilization Ratio figures came in at 0.97 (Q4 2025), 0.95 (Q3 2025), and 0.94 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Asset Util. (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.40
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.35
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.92
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.66
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.30
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.73
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.43
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.32
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.87
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 Bn 51.52 Mn 0.97

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.97
Sep 30, 2025 0.95
Jun 30, 2025 0.94
Mar 31, 2025 0.95
Dec 31, 2024 0.92
Sep 30, 2024 0.92
Jun 30, 2024 0.93
Mar 31, 2024 0.94
Dec 31, 2023 0.99
Sep 30, 2023 1.02
Jun 30, 2023 1.06
Mar 31, 2023 1.13
Dec 31, 2022 1.16
Sep 30, 2022 1.19
Jun 30, 2022 1.16
Mar 31, 2022 1.14
Dec 31, 2021 1.17
Sep 30, 2021 1.16
Jun 30, 2021 1.13
Mar 31, 2021 1.09