Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.54% in Q4 2025, up 37.0% YoY from 3.32% in Q4 2024, and up 2.89% on a QoQ basis from 4.42% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.54% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 37.0% year-over-year to 4.54% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.54% (up 37.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.72%, up 49.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 4.54% in Q4 2025, from 4.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.17% in Q2 2021 to a low of 3.32% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 7.86% and a median of 5.37% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed surged 283 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 873 bps.
- Tracing SCL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.31% in 2021, then gained by 7 bps to 12.09% in 2022, then plunged by 72 bps to 3.37% in 2023, then climbed by 24 bps to 4.17% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 4.54% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.54% (Q4 2025), 4.42% (Q3 2025), and 4.5% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 222.77 Bn | 217.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.55 Bn | 84.26 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.89 Bn | 73.75 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 14.02% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.91 Bn | 65.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.15 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 22.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.02 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.27 Bn | 20.70 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.65% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.17% |