Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's Debt Ratio was 0.27 in Q2 2026, down 0.7% from 0.27 a year earlier and down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From Q4 2010 onward, Stepan has reported Debt Ratio for 62 quarters.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.27 in FY2024 (-2.0%), 0.28 in FY2023 (+14.7%), 0.24 in FY2022 (+37.1%) and 0.18 in FY2021 (+55.3%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.14 (Q3 2021) and 0.29 (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 81.6%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 6.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, SCL's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.28 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025) and 0.27 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 0.26 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.45 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.43 |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.37 |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 0.21 |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.31 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.29 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.47 Bn | 965.43 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 0.27 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.14 |
API Access
Stepan Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "SCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();