Stepan (SCL) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported Change in Inventory of -$25.3 million for Q4 2025, down 1288.93% on a YoY basis from $2.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 336.73% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.8 million in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported Change in Inventory for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$25.3 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Change in Inventory fell 1288.93% year-over-year to -$25.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$500000.0 (down 101.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$500000.0, down 101.34% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q4 2025 stood at -$25.3 million, down from -$5.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $61.5 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$52.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $3.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.5 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Change in Inventory soared 1572.48% — and 2023, when it plunged 7855.3%.
  • Stepan's Change in Inventory stood at $15.5 million in 2021, then slumped by 104.56% to -$707000.0 in 2022, then plunged by 3030.41% to -$22.1 million in 2023, then surged by 91.75% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 1288.93% to -$25.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$25.3 million (Q4 2025), -$5.8 million (Q3 2025), and $13.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 Bn 51.52 Mn -25.35 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -25.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -25.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 16.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 16.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -52.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -52.65 Mn