Stepan (SCL) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) posted Interest Expenses of $6.3 million for Q4 2025, down 43.34% on a QoQ basis from $11.2 million in Q3 2025, and up 1.52% year-over-year from $6.2 million in Q4 2024.

Stepan (SCL) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan's Interest Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 1.52% year-over-year to $6.3 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $23.9 million (up 5.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $28.7 million, down 3.91% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $6.3 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, down from $11.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $11.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $3.4 million in Q3 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $5.5 million and a median of $4.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Interest Expenses soared 719.95% — and 2022, when it decreased 23.16%.
  • Stepan's Interest Expenses stood at $6.3 million in 2021, then dropped by 23.16% to $4.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 5.65% to $4.6 million in 2023, then surged by 35.85% to $6.2 million in 2024, then increased by 1.52% to $6.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Interest Expenses at $6.3 million in Q4 2025, $11.2 million in Q3 2025, and $8.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 62.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 159.70 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 82.90 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 49.50 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 105.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 437.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -53.70 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 437.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 209.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.32 Bn 1.19 Bn 51.52 Mn 6.33 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 6.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.45 Mn