Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Stepan (SCL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.27 for Q4 2025, down 2.05% on a YoY basis from 0.27 in Q4 2024, and down 1.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan has reported Debt Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.27 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Debt Ratio fell 2.05% year-over-year to 0.27; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.27 (down 2.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, down 2.05% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 stood at 0.27, down from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.29 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.13 in Q2 2021.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.24 across 5 years, with a median of 0.27 in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt Ratio slipped 7.86% — and 2022, when it soared 81.56%.
- Stepan's Debt Ratio stood at 0.18 in 2021, then soared by 37.09% to 0.24 in 2022, then climbed by 14.7% to 0.28 in 2023, then decreased by 1.95% to 0.27 in 2024, then declined by 2.05% to 0.27 in 2025.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q4 2025), 0.27 (Q3 2025), and 0.27 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.23 |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.37 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.23 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 51.52 Mn | 0.27 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.14 |