Stepan (SCL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.9% in Q4 2025, up 43.0% YoY from 1.33% in Q4 2024, and down 48.65% on a QoQ basis from 3.69% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.9% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 43.0% year-over-year to 1.9% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 3.37% (up 14.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.37%, up 14.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 1.9% in Q4 2025, from 3.69% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.33% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.04% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 4.74% and a median of 3.56% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin plunged 726 bps — and 2024, when it surged 142 bps.
- Tracing SCL's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.28% in 2021, then tumbled by 43 bps to 1.86% in 2022, then tumbled by 98 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then surged by 3287 bps to 1.46% in 2024, then advanced by 30 bps to 1.9% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.9% (Q4 2025), 3.69% (Q3 2025), and 3.02% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 227.05 Bn | 222.15 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.97 Bn | 84.68 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.37 Bn | 74.24 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 17.16% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.47 Bn | 67.49 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.40 Bn | 23.81 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.73% |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.39 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.25 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.59 Bn | 21.02 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 8.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.07 Bn | 17.33 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 18.03% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | 5.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.44% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.51% |