Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.27 in Q4 2025, down 2.05% YoY from 0.27 in Q4 2024, and down 1.36% on a QoQ basis from 0.27 in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.27 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 2.05% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.27 (down 2.05% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.27, down 2.05% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio slipped to 0.27 in Q4 2025, from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.15 in Q2 2021.
- A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.27 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio surged 96.0% — and 2024, when it decreased 26.64%.
- Tracing SCL's Debt Ratio over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 226.03 Bn | 221.13 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.41 Bn | 84.11 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.45 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.70 Bn | 73.56 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.06 Bn | 67.08 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.45 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.26 Bn | 23.67 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.34 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.33 Bn | 19.46 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.12 Bn | 19.49 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.37 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.50 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.00 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | 0.27 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| 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 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.15 |