Stepan SCL
NYSE SCL
$63.63 -0.04 (-0.06%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025, up 77.82% YoY from -$4.5 million in Q4 2024, and up 72.82% on a QoQ basis from -$29.6 million in Q3 2025.

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

Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 77.82% year-over-year to -$8.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$89.0 million (up 23.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$89.0 million, up 23.85% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities rose to -$8.0 million in Q4 2025, from -$29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$8.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$223.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of -$57.5 million and a median of -$45.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 579.88% — and 2025, when it surged 77.82%.
  • Tracing SCL's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: 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 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn -1.66 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn -207.70 Mn
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn -
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn -992.70 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn -179.00 Mn
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn -515.00 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn -156.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 1.09 Bn
10 Stepan 1.45 Bn 1.34 Bn 99.98 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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