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

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

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

Stepan's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$8.0 million for 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 was -$8.0 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, up from -$29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$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 sank 579.88% — and 2025, when it surged 77.82%.
  • Stepan's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$70.8 million in 2021, then tumbled by 35.91% to -$96.2 million in 2022, then surged by 51.42% to -$46.7 million in 2023, then rose by 22.54% to -$36.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 77.82% to -$8.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Cash from Investing Activities at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025, -$29.6 million in Q3 2025, and -$25.1 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 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 23.00 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 -8.03 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