Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Gross Margin for Stepan (SCL) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 12.03%.

  • Stepan's Gross Margin fell 18100.0% to 12.03% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 11.94%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 9500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 12.49% for FY2024, which is 5500.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Stepan reported Gross Margin of 12.03% as of Q3 2025, which was down 18100.0% from 12.09% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Stepan's Gross Margin peaked at 20.27% during Q1 2021, and registered a low of 10.79% during Q4 2024.
  • For the 5-year period, Stepan's Gross Margin averaged around 13.87%, with its median value being 12.72% (2025).
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Stepan's Gross Margin in the last 5 years was 26500bps (2021), contrasted with its biggest fall of -83400bps (2021).
  • Stepan's Gross Margin (Quarter) stood at 13.65% in 2021, then dropped by -21bps to 10.8% in 2022, then grew by 16bps to 12.48% in 2023, then fell by -14bps to 10.79% in 2024, then rose by 12bps to 12.03% in 2025.
  • Its Gross Margin was 12.03% in Q3 2025, compared to 12.09% in Q2 2025 and 12.72% in Q1 2025.