Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025)

Stepan posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $34.6 million for Q4 2025, down 4.38% year-on-year from $36.2 million in Q4 2024, and up 17.15% on a QoQ basis from $29.6 million in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $34.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Capital Expenditures fell 4.38% year-over-year to $34.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $122.5 million (changed 0.21% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $122.5 million, changed 0.21% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 stood at $34.6 million, up from $29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $96.2 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $25.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $41.2 million (2021), against an average of $50.1 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures soared 85.77%; it then plunged 67.28% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $74.9 million in 2021, then grew by 28.39% to $96.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 51.42% to $46.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 22.54% to $36.2 million in 2024, then dropped by 4.38% to $34.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $34.6 million (Q4 2025), $29.6 million (Q3 2025), and $25.6 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.20 Bn 1.07 Bn 51.52 Mn 34.62 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 34.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 34.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 29.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 29.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 53.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 53.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 67.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 67.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 92.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 92.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 96.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 96.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 75.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 75.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 69.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 69.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 60.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 60.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 74.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 74.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 44.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 44.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 37.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 37.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 37.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 37.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 40.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 40.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 30.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 30.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 21.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 21.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 33.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 33.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 34.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 34.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 25.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 25.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 25.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 25.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 23.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 23.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 19.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 16.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 16.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 27.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 27.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 20.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 20.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 19.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 19.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 17.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 17.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 20.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 20.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 33.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 33.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 29.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 29.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 21.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 21.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 19.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 19.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 29.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 29.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 25.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 25.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 28.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 28.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 39.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 39.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 18.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 18.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 20.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 20.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 25.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 25.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 25.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 25.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 20.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 20.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 22.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 22.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 20.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 20.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 19.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 19.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 21.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 21.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 22.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 22.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 20.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 20.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 17.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 17.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 22.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 22.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 18.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 18.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 26.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 26.88 Mn