Stepan (SCL) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2025)

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

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

Stepan has reported Deferred Taxes for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$3.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Deferred Taxes rose 68.49% year-over-year to -$3.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$1.4 million (up 86.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.4 million, up 86.44% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 stood at -$3.1 million, down from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $17.9 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$42.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$2.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$577000.0 in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Deferred Taxes was 1793.89% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 3337.35% in 2021.
  • Stepan's Deferred Taxes 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 8.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -3.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 23.70 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 47.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -15.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -12.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 20.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 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