Stepan (SCL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) posted Operating Expenses of $50.7 million for Q4 2025, up 2.92% on a QoQ basis from $49.2 million in Q3 2025, and up 3.4% year-over-year from $49.0 million in Q4 2024.

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

Stepan's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $50.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 3.4% year-over-year to $50.7 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $201.0 million (changed 0.37% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $201.0 million, changed 0.37% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $50.7 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, up from $49.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $63.7 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $45.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $52.4 million and a median of $51.7 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses surged 41.32% — and 2023, when it decreased 27.67%.
  • Stepan's Operating Expenses stood at $60.2 million in 2021, then decreased by 6.95% to $56.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.59% to $58.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 15.51% to $49.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.4% to $50.7 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SCL's Operating Expenses at $50.7 million in Q4 2025, $49.2 million in Q3 2025, and $53.9 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 998.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.32 Bn 1.19 Bn 51.52 Mn 50.67 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 50.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 49.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 53.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 47.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 51.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 58.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 46.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 48.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 52.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 55.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 63.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 52.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 45.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 60.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 51.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 54.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 54.99 Mn