Stepan (SCL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) reported Operating Margin of 5.44% for Q2 2026, up 2.42 percentage points from 3.02% a year earlier and up 13.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Stepan's Operating Margin came in at 0.82%, down 2.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.37%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -5.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 3.23% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 2.52% in FY2023 (-4.96 pp), 7.48% in FY2022 (+0.20 pp) and 7.28% in FY2021 (-1.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.96 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.42 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 12.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -8.21% (Q1 2026), 1.90% (Q4 2025) and 3.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 32.29% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 28.51% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 5.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.67% |
API Access
Stepan Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();