Stepan (SCL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2025)
Stepan posted quarterly Gross Margin of 9.3% for Q4 2025, down 149.0% year-on-year from 18.98% in Q4 2024, and down 22.7% on a QoQ basis from 12.03% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 9.3% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Gross Margin fell 149.0% year-over-year to 9.3%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 11.57% (down 91.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.57%, down 91.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 9.3%, down from 12.03% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 20.27% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 9.3% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 12.7% (2023), against an average of 13.64%.
- Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 265 bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 834 bps in 2021.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 13.65% in 2021, then declined by 21 bps to 10.8% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 12.48% in 2023, then decreased by 14 bps to 10.79% in 2024, then retreated by 14 bps to 9.3% in 2025.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 9.3% (Q4 2025), 12.03% (Q3 2025), and 12.09% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 48.49% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 44.24% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 49.07% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 44.03% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 31.13% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 42.11% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 9.74% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.20 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 51.52 Mn | 9.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 18.75% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 20.27% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 20.90% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 21.39% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 17.62% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 19.04% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 17.14% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 19.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.98% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.45% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.31% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.26% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 17.06% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.49% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 18.18% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 19.67% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 16.34% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 18.74% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.44% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 20.97% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.48% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.58% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 16.60% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.25% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.20% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.64% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.54% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.92% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 16.41% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.16% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.61% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 16.50% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.59% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.62% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.00% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.93% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 17.32% |