Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Stepan's Operating Expenses history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $50.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 3.4% year-over-year to $50.7 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $201.0 million, changed 0.37%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $201.0 million, 0.37% changed from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $50.7 million in Q4 2025 per SCL's latest filing, up from $49.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $63.7 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $45.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $52.4 million, with a median of $51.7 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: soared 41.32% in 2021, then fell 27.67% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $60.2 million in 2021, then decreased by 6.95% to $56.0 million in 2022, then rose by 3.59% to $58.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 15.51% to $49.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.4% to $50.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SCL's Operating Expenses are $50.7 million (Q4 2025), $49.2 million (Q3 2025), and $53.9 million (Q2 2025).