Growth Metrics

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

Stepan posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$25.3 million for Q4 2025, down 1288.93% year-on-year from $2.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 336.73% on a QoQ basis from -$5.8 million in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $61.5 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$52.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $3.5 million (2021), against an average of $3.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Change in Inventory soared 1572.48%; it then slumped 7855.3% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $15.5 million in 2021, then sank by 104.56% to -$707000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 3030.41% to -$22.1 million in 2023, then soared by 91.75% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then tumbled 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 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 Stepan 1.20 Bn 1.07 Bn 51.52 Mn -25.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2023 -31.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -31.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -38.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -38.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -707,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -707,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 61.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 61.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 39.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 39.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -481,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -481,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 15.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 28.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 28.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 12.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 12.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -7.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -7.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 9.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 9.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 447,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 447,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 -2.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -2.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -10.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -10.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 716,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 716,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -16.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -16.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 6.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 6.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 6.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 6.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 10.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 10.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 16.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 16.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -16.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -16.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -12.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -12.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 14.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 14.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -8.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -8.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 3.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 3.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 5.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 5.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -8.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -8.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 5.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 5.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -9.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -9.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -2.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -2.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 17.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 17.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 13.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 13.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -5.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -5.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 5.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 5.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -12.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -12.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 16.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 16.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 6.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 6.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 16.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 16.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 23.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 23.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -25.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -25.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -17.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -17.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 34.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 34.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 21.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 21.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -4.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -4.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 7.40 Mn