Stepan (SCL) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2025)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$3.1 million in Q4 2025, up 68.49% YoY from -$1.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 352.87% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 million in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$3.1 million in 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 slipped to -$3.1 million in Q4 2025, from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $17.9 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$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.
- The widest YoY moves for Deferred Taxes: up 1793.89% in 2021, down 3337.35% in 2021.
- Tracing SCL's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at $17.9 million in 2021, then tumbled by 241.28% to -$25.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 122.36% to $5.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 275.19% to -$9.9 million in 2024, then surged by 68.49% to -$3.1 million in 2025.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$3.1 million (Q4 2025), $1.2 million (Q3 2025), and -$494000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 225.67 Bn | 220.77 Bn | 4.43 Bn | -20.00 Mn |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.74 Bn | 84.44 Bn | 3.34 Bn | -7.70 Mn |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.90 Bn | 73.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.19 Bn | 67.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -637.30 Mn |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.36 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 1.81 Bn | -44.00 Mn |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.91 Bn | 19.28 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -68.00 Mn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.51 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | -22.00 Mn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.83 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 57.00 Mn |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.45 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |