Stepan (SCL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.11% for Q2 2026, down 2.53 percentage points from 2.41% a year earlier but up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Stepan's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.01%, down 0.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -5.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stepan's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.16% in FY2024 (+0.48 pp), 1.68% in FY2023 (-4.87 pp), 6.54% in FY2022 (-0.68 pp) and 7.22% in FY2021 (-0.44 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -0.61% in Q1 2026 to a high of 7.90% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 0.94 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 4.46 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -0.61% (Q1 2026), 1.96% (Q4 2025) and 1.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -1.01% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.17% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -1.64% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.47 Bn | 960.09 Mn | 99.98 Mn | -0.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.90% |
API Access
Stepan Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();