Stepan (SCL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's Gross Margin came in at 14.61% for Q2 2026, up 2.53 percentage points from 12.09% a year earlier and up 3.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Stepan reported Gross Margin of 11.81%, down 0.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.57%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -8.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 12.49% in FY2024 (+0.55 pp), 11.94% in FY2023 (-3.46 pp), 15.40% in FY2022 (-1.47 pp) and 16.87% in FY2021 (-3.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.46 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.53 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 8.34 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SCL's Gross Margin at 10.73% (Q1 2026), 9.30% (Q4 2025) and 12.03% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 47.67% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 36.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 49.17% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 32.77% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 22.21% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 40.22% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 43.65% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.92% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.47 Bn | 965.43 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 14.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.73% |
| 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% |
API Access
Stepan Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();