Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $50.7 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 3.4% year-over-year to $50.7 million, compared with a TTM value of $201.0 million through Dec 2025, changed 0.37%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $201.0 million, changed 0.37% over 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $52.4 million, with a median of $51.7 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses soared 41.32% in 2021, then fell 27.67% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for SCL at $50.7 million in Q4 2025, $49.2 million in Q3 2025, and $53.9 million in Q2 2025.