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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |