Stepan SCL
NYSE SCL
$63.77 +0.10 (+0.16%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:54 AM EDT

Stepan (SCL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Stepan's (SCL) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.9% in Q4 2025, up 43.0% YoY from 1.33% in Q4 2024, and down 48.65% on a QoQ basis from 3.69% in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 1.9% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 43.0% year-over-year to 1.9% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 3.37% (up 14.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.37%, up 14.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin retreated to 1.9% in Q4 2025, from 3.69% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 10.33% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.04% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 4.74% and a median of 3.56% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin plunged 726 bps — and 2024, when it surged 142 bps.
  • Tracing SCL's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.28% in 2021, then tumbled by 43 bps to 1.86% in 2022, then tumbled by 98 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then surged by 3287 bps to 1.46% in 2024, then advanced by 30 bps to 1.9% in 2025.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 1.9% (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 226.71 Bn 221.81 Bn 4.43 Bn 27.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 85.14 Bn 84.85 Bn 3.34 Bn 18.18%
3 Ecolab 79.49 Bn 74.35 Bn 1.95 Bn 17.16%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.17 Bn 67.19 Bn 1.04 Bn -66.34%
5 Ppg Industries 25.40 Bn 23.80 Bn 1.81 Bn 14.73%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.45 Bn 19.58 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 22.30 Bn 19.67 Bn 2.04 Bn 16.81%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.62 Bn 21.05 Bn 853.00 Mn 8.09%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.05 Bn 17.31 Bn 639.00 Mn 18.03%
10 Stepan 1.46 Bn 1.35 Bn 99.98 Mn 5.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.44%
Dec 31, 2025 1.90%
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 1.86%
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%