Stepan (SCL) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Stepan has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $15.7 million in Q4 2025.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 13.85% year-over-year to $15.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $59.3 million (up 6.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $59.3 million, up 6.47% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at $15.7 million, up from $14.2 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $17.1 million in Q4 2021, with the low at $13.5 million in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $15.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $15.1 million in 2021.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development slipped 15.49% — and 2025, when it rose 13.85%.
• Stepan's Research & Development stood at $17.1 million in 2021, then declined by 2.99% to $16.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.39% to $15.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 9.96% to $13.8 million in 2024, then grew by 13.85% to $15.7 million in 2025.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $15.7 million (Q4 2025), $14.2 million (Q3 2025), and $14.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.