Stepan (SCL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 4.58% in Q4 2025, down 152.0% YoY from 8.81% in Q4 2024, and down 32.75% on a QoQ basis from 6.81% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 4.58% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 152.0% year-over-year to 4.58% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 1.09% (down 71.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.09%, down 71.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 4.58% in Q4 2025, from 6.81% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 6.92% in Q2 2023 to a low of 25.21% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 2.04% and a median of 1.04% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — FCF Margin plunged 1936 bps — and 2024, when it surged 2728 bps.
- Tracing SCL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.97% in 2021, then surged by 58 bps to 1.66% in 2022, then soared by 353 bps to 4.18% in 2023, then jumped by 46 bps to 6.1% in 2024, then declined by 25 bps to 4.58% in 2025.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 4.58% (Q4 2025), 6.81% (Q3 2025), and 2.42% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 222.77 Bn | 217.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.97% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.55 Bn | 84.26 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.25% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.89 Bn | 73.75 Bn | 1.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.91 Bn | 65.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.15 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 22.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.02 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.25% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.27 Bn | 20.70 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 14.64% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 17.81% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -9.17% |