Stepan (SCL) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025)

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

Stepan (SCL) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan's Capital Expenditures history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $34.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 4.38% year-over-year to $34.6 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $122.5 million (changed 0.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $122.5 million, changed 0.21% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $34.6 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $50.1 million and a median of $41.2 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 85.77% — and 2024, when it sank 67.28%.
  • Stepan's Capital Expenditures stood at $74.9 million in 2021, then increased by 28.39% to $96.2 million in 2022, then slumped by 51.42% to $46.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 22.54% to $36.2 million in 2024, then declined by 4.38% to $34.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Capital Expenditures at $34.6 million in Q4 2025, $29.6 million in Q3 2025, and $25.6 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 97.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.32 Bn 1.19 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