Stepan (SCL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported EBIT Margin of 10.01% for Q4 2025, down 1148.0% on a YoY basis from 0.96% in Q4 2024, and down 371.23% quarter-over-quarter from 3.69% in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported EBIT Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 10.01% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBIT Margin fell 1148.0% year-over-year to 10.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.54% (down 269.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.54%, down 269.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 10.01%, down from 3.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 10.33% in Q2 2022, with the low at 24.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 2.8% across 5 years, with a median of 3.56% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin plunged 2815 bps — and 2023, when it soared 2492 bps.
  • Stepan's EBIT Margin stood at 3.28% in 2021, then tumbled by 859 bps to 24.88% in 2022, then soared by 100 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then surged by 3287 bps to 1.46% in 2024, then plunged by 784 bps to 10.01% in 2025.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 10.01% (Q4 2025), 3.69% (Q3 2025), and 3.02% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 Bn 51.52 Mn -10.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -10.01%
Sep 30, 2025 3.69%
Jun 30, 2025 3.02%
Mar 31, 2025 4.77%
Dec 31, 2024 1.46%
Sep 30, 2024 4.38%
Jun 30, 2024 3.35%
Mar 31, 2024 3.66%
Dec 31, 2023 0.04%
Sep 30, 2023 3.47%
Jun 30, 2023 3.07%
Mar 31, 2023 3.23%
Dec 31, 2022 -24.88%
Sep 30, 2022 7.60%
Jun 30, 2022 10.33%
Mar 31, 2022 9.38%
Dec 31, 2021 3.28%
Sep 30, 2021 6.67%
Jun 30, 2021 9.51%
Mar 31, 2021 10.03%