Stepan (SCL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) posted FCF Margin of -2.20% for Q2 2026, up 0.22 percentage points from -2.42% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Stepan was 1.50%, up 2.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.09%, down 0.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -4.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stepan's FCF Margin was 1.80% in FY2024 (+5.48 pp), -3.67% in FY2023 (+1.40 pp), -5.08% in FY2022 (+0.14 pp) and -5.22% in FY2021 (-11.07 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -25.21% in Q1 2023 to a high of 6.92% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.28 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 27.28 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 19.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -2.31% (Q1 2026), 4.58% (Q4 2025) and 6.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.97% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 28.75% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.25% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | -9.22% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 27.52% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.57% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 5.01% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | -2.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.31% |
| 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% |
API Access
Stepan FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();