Stepan (SCL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) posted Free Cash Flow of $25.4 million for Q4 2025, down 36.89% on a QoQ basis from $40.2 million in Q3 2025, and down 20.91% year-over-year from $32.1 million in Q4 2024.

Stepan (SCL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan's Free Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $25.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 20.91% year-over-year to $25.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $25.4 million (down 35.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $25.4 million, down 35.41% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $25.4 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, down from $40.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $40.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$164.2 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$14.2 million and a median of -$7.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 1106.66% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 6825.48% in 2025.
  • Stepan's Free Cash Flow stood at -$24.2 million in 2021, then surged by 57.12% to -$10.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 314.25% to $22.2 million in 2023, then surged by 44.26% to $32.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 20.91% to $25.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Free Cash Flow at $25.4 million in Q4 2025, $40.2 million in Q3 2025, and -$14.4 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.32 Bn 1.19 Bn 51.52 Mn 25.37 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 25.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -208,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -208,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 11.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 16.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 16.40 Mn