Stepan (SCL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported Net Margin of 8.5% for Q4 2025, down 112.0% on a YoY basis from 70.81% in Q4 2024, and up 2507951.05% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported Net Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.5% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Net Margin fell 112.0% year-over-year to 8.5%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.02% (down 29.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.01%, down 30.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 8.5%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 9.62% in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.22% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.46% across 5 years, with a median of 2.36% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin plunged 475 bps — and 2024, when it surged 984 bps.
  • Stepan's Net Margin stood at 2.79% in 2021, then tumbled by 38 bps to 1.73% in 2022, then tumbled by 113 bps to 0.22% in 2023, then soared by 4389 bps to 9.62% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 8.5% in 2025.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 8.5% (Q4 2025), 0.0% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.95%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -79.17%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 Bn 51.52 Mn 8.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 8.50%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 9.62%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.22%
Sep 30, 2023 2.24%
Jun 30, 2023 2.19%
Mar 31, 2023 2.48%
Dec 31, 2022 1.73%
Sep 30, 2022 5.48%
Jun 30, 2022 6.94%
Mar 31, 2022 6.64%
Dec 31, 2021 2.79%
Sep 30, 2021 6.13%
Jun 30, 2021 7.27%
Mar 31, 2021 7.55%