Stepan (SCL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's EBT Margin was 4.76% in Q2 2026, up 2.44 percentage points from 2.32% a year earlier and up 13.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Stepan's EBT Margin was -0.02% through Jun 30, 2026, down 2.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.57%, down 0.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -6.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 2.77% in FY2024 (+0.69 pp), 2.08% in FY2023 (-4.72 pp), 6.80% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp) and 7.35% in FY2021 (-1.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.44 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 13.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCL's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -9.01% (Q1 2026), 0.89% (Q4 2025) and 2.80% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.41% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 14.41% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 16.39% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -61.30% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 25.47% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 8.80% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 16.44% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 13.93% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 15.30% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 4.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.52% |
API Access
Stepan EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();