Stepan (SCL) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) posted Deferred Taxes of -$3.1 million for Q4 2025, down 352.87% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 million in Q3 2025, and up 68.49% year-over-year from -$1.9 million in Q4 2024.

Stepan (SCL) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan's Deferred Taxes history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$3.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 68.49% year-over-year to -$3.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$1.4 million (up 86.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.4 million, up 86.44% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$3.1 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, down from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $17.9 million in Q4 2021 and bottomed at -$42.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.7 million and a median of -$577000.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Peak annual rise in Deferred Taxes reached 1793.89% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 3337.35% in 2021.
  • Stepan's Deferred Taxes stood at $17.9 million in 2021, then sank by 241.28% to -$25.3 million in 2022, then soared by 122.36% to $5.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 275.19% to -$9.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 68.49% to -$3.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Deferred Taxes at -$3.1 million in Q4 2025, $1.2 million in Q3 2025, and -$494000.0 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 8.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -3.20 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 23.70 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 47.40 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 20.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -15.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -12.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.32 Bn 1.19 Bn 51.52 Mn -3.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -3.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -494,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 990,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -9.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -660,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -25.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -12.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -41.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.48 Mn