Stepan (SCL) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) reported Retained Earnings of $1.25 billion for Q2 2026, down 3.0% from $1.29 billion a year earlier but up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Stepan posted Retained Earnings of $1.29 billion, up 0.9% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $1.27 billion in FY2024 (+1.3%), $1.26 billion in FY2023 (+0.6%), $1.25 billion in FY2022 (+10.3%) and $1.13 billion in FY2021 (+10.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Retained Earnings spans a low of $1.12 billion in Q3 2021 and a high of $1.29 billion in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 12.4%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 3.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.24 billion (Q1 2026), $1.29 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.29 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 738.50 Mn |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.12 Bn |
API Access
Stepan Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();