Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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