Stepan (SCL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's EBITDA Margin was 9.96% in Q2 2026, up 1.68 percentage points from 8.28% a year earlier and up 12.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Stepan's EBITDA Margin was 6.13% through Jun 30, 2026, down 2.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.77%, up 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -4.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 8.38% in FY2024 (+1.33 pp), 7.05% in FY2023 (-3.84 pp), 10.89% in FY2022 (-0.26 pp) and 11.15% in FY2021 (-2.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.76 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 1.77 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 12.46 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCL's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.76% (Q1 2026), 7.81% (Q4 2025) and 9.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 37.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 24.17% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 20.93% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -54.15% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 37.61% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 20.59% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 34.09% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 32.54% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 20.93% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 9.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.43% |
API Access
Stepan EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "SCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();