Stepan (SCL) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2025)
Stepan (SCL) posted Retained Earnings of -$139.0 million for Q4 2025, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$138.6 million in Q3 2025, and up 29.4% year-over-year from -$107.4 million in Q4 2024.
Stepan (SCL) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan's Retained Earnings history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$139.0 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 29.4% year-over-year to -$139.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$139.0 million (up 29.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$139.0 million, up 29.4% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$139.0 million for Q4 2025 at Stepan, roughly flat from -$138.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $1.3 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$199.4 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $320.8 million and a median of -$137.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Retained Earnings jumped 928.13% — and 2022, when it slumped 115.89%.
- Stepan's Retained Earnings stood at $1.1 billion in 2021, then rose by 10.28% to $1.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 110.45% to -$130.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 50.72% to -$196.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 29.4% to -$139.0 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows SCL's Retained Earnings at -$139.0 million in Q4 2025, -$138.6 million in Q3 2025, and -$139.9 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 17.64 Bn |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | -586.80 Mn |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 12.83 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | -2.06 Bn |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -2.18 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.29 Bn |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | -1.51 Bn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | -24.20 Bn |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.32 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 51.52 Mn | -138.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -138.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -138.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -139.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -176.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -196.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -161.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -136.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -130.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -132.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -199.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -173.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -156.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -154.44 Mn |