Stepan (SCL) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Stepan (SCL) has reported Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $17.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 16.96% year-over-year to $17.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $62.1 million (up 9.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $59.3 million, up 6.47% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $17.2 million in Q2 2026 per SCL's latest filing, from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $17.2 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $13.5 million in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $15.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.8 million in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Research & Development dropped 15.49% in 2023, then grew 16.96% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $16.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.39% to $15.3 million in 2023, then fell by 9.96% to $13.8 million in 2024, then rose by 13.85% to $15.7 million in 2025, then grew by 9.5% to $17.2 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $17.2 million, $15.0 million, and $15.7 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.