Stepan (SCL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
Stepan posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $50.7 million for Q4 2025, up 3.4% year-on-year from $49.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 2.92% on a QoQ basis from $49.2 million in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $50.7 million in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 3.4% year-over-year to $50.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $201.0 million (changed 0.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $201.0 million, changed 0.37% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at $50.7 million, 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $51.7 million (2021), against an average of $52.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Operating Expenses surged 41.32%; it then declined 27.67% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $60.2 million in 2021, then retreated by 6.95% to $56.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.59% to $58.0 million in 2023, then fell by 15.51% to $49.0 million in 2024, then grew by 3.4% to $50.7 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $50.7 million (Q4 2025), $49.2 million (Q3 2025), and $53.9 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 931.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -48.90 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 248.80 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 6.96 Bn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 302.00 Mn |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.20 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 51.52 Mn | 50.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 63.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 54.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 53.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 38.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 55.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 48.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 51.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 54.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 38.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 54.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 44.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 49.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 48.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 44.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 50.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 45.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 51.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 54.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 48.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 48.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 54.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 38.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 50.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 44.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 36.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 42.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 34.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 26.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 24.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 30.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 23.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 30.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 31.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 25.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 41.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 38.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 30.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 35.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 31.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 37.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 27.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 33.71 Mn |