Stepan (SCL) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$8.0 million for Q4 2025, up 77.82% on a YoY basis from -$4.5 million in Q4 2024, and up 72.82% quarter-over-quarter from -$29.6 million in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Cash from Investing Activities rose 77.82% year-over-year to -$8.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$89.0 million (up 23.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$89.0 million, up 23.85% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q4 2025 stood at -$8.0 million, up from -$29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$8.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$223.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$57.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$45.6 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 579.88% — and 2025, when it surged 77.82%.
  • Stepan's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$70.8 million in 2021, then sank by 35.91% to -$96.2 million in 2022, then soared by 51.42% to -$46.7 million in 2023, then grew by 22.54% to -$36.2 million in 2024, then surged by 77.82% to -$8.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$8.0 million (Q4 2025), -$29.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$25.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 243.01 Bn 239.06 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 77.87 Bn 77.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 75.16 Bn 74.54 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.70 Bn 64.24 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.67 Bn 25.20 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 20.73 Bn 20.84 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.14 Bn 19.31 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 Mn
9 International Flavors & Fragrances 20.04 Bn 19.51 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.25 Bn 1.11 Bn 51.52 Mn -8.03 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -8.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -29.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -29.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -25.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -25.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.41 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 -29.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -29.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -24.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -24.42 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