Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Stepan's Debt to Equity history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $0.5 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt to Equity fell 5.76% year-over-year to $0.5; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $0.5, down 5.76%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $0.5, 5.76% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity reached $0.5 in Q4 2025 per SCL's latest filing, down from $0.53 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.6 in Q1 2023 to a low of $0.23 in Q2 2021.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.48, with a median of $0.53 recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: skyrocketed 105.48% in 2022, then decreased 10.99% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.34 in 2021, then surged by 48.77% to $0.5 in 2022, then increased by 6.79% to $0.54 in 2023, then dropped by 0.58% to $0.53 in 2024, then decreased by 5.76% to $0.5 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SCL's Debt to Equity are $0.5 (Q4 2025), $0.53 (Q3 2025), and $0.53 (Q2 2025).