Stepan (SCL) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $311.5 million in Q4 2025, up 6.43% YoY from $292.7 million in Q4 2024, and down 4.69% on a QoQ basis from $326.9 million in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 15 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $311.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Inventory Average rose 6.43% year-over-year to $311.5 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $311.5 million (up 6.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $293.8 million, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average declined to $311.5 million in Q4 2025, from $326.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $400.1 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $226.9 million in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of $306.8 million and a median of $303.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Inventory Average surged 41.65% — and 2024, when it slumped 32.2%.
- Tracing SCL's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $298.2 million in 2021, then jumped by 34.14% to $400.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 31.25% to $275.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 6.42% to $292.7 million in 2024, then increased by 6.43% to $311.5 million in 2025.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $311.5 million (Q4 2025), $326.9 million (Q3 2025), and $319.4 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 226.71 Bn | 221.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 85.14 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.50 Bn |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.49 Bn | 74.35 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.17 Bn | 67.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 759.75 Mn |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.40 Bn | 23.80 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.45 Bn | 19.58 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 1.84 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.30 Bn | 19.67 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.62 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.05 Bn | 17.31 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 99.98 Mn | 311.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 311.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 311.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 326.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 319.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 299.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 292.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 281.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 261.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 261.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 275.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 312.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 354.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 385.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 400.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 369.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 324.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 306.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 298.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 278.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 250.58 Mn |